(IDEX Online) - Botswana must turn its diamond heritage into a "timeless global brand" to ride out the current crisis, says Chaim Even-Zohar. The veteran analyst, one-time editor-in-chief at IDEX and ...

(IDEX Online) - Researchers have identified a pair of "impossible" diamonds - found side by side, yet with inclusions that suggest they originated from completely different chemical environments. They ...

(IDEX Online) - An Indian manufacturer has opened what it claims is the largest lab grown diamond showroom in the world. Sonani Jewels is the retail brand, founded in 2021, of Surat-based Tenth ...

(IDEX Online) - Nicky Oppenheimer, who sold his stake in De Beers in 2012, saw his fortune rise by $1.65bn last year, to $13.2bn, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Anglo American paid ...

(IDEX Online) - De Beers' jewelry brand Forevermark has opened its first flagship store in India. It has had a presence in the country since 2011, but is expanding to meet growing demand as India ...

(IDEX Online) - Swiss watch exports declined sharply in August, down 16.5 per cent overall, and down 23.9 per cent in the US. The Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry Exports (FHS), spoke of "very ...

(IDEX Online) - A Bangkok-based manufacturer is giving away lab grown diamonds - and charging only for the gold in its jewelry. It's another sign of the rapid fall in lab grown prices. Universal ...

(IDEX Online) - The US has agreed to ditch its 15 per cent tariff on imports of diamonds polished in Antwerp and elsewhere in the EU. They will be zero-rated, following intensive lobbying from the ...