(IDEX Online) - Diamond industry veteran Martyn Charles Marriott calls for a return to the "stockpile and quota approach" as he reflects on a pivotal moment in the history of De Beers. Sir Ernest and ...

(IDEX Online) - Namib Desert Diamonds (Namdia) has announced the dismissal with immediate effect of its CEO, Alisa Amupolo (pictured). Namibia's state-owned diamond marketing company said she'd been ...

(IDEX Online) - De Beers is urging South Africa's junior diamond producers to back the Luanda Accord, aimed at the global promotion of natural diamonds. Barend Petersen chairperson of De Beers ...

(IDEX Online) - Botswana's state-owned Okavango Diamond Company (ODC) is to hold its first contract sale direct to buyers next month. It marks a significant shift away from online auctions, which ...

(IDEX Online) - Namibia's central bank is calling for an extension to Namdeb's royalty discount. The cut, from 10 per cent to 5 per cent, was introduced in 2021, and lapses at the end of this year.

(IDEX Online) - Petra Diamonds has announced details of a lifesaving $25m (£18.8m) rights issue to keep the company afloat as it battles falling prices and production, together with rising debt and ...

(IDEX Online) - The Natural Diamond Council (NDC) says it has a marketing campaign that's "ready to roll" - it's just waiting for the six African diamond producers who signed up to the Luanda Accord ...

(IDEX Online) - Sotheby's Geneva expects to raise $20m next month from the sale of the Glowing Rose, a 10.08-carat VVS2 fancy vivid pink diamond. It's the first time it has been offered for sale at ...

(IDEX Online) - The British Museum, in London, has launched an appeal to raise $4.7m (£3.5m) to acquire a 500-year-old gold pendant linked to Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon. It hopes to buy the ...