Russia retained its position as the world’s largest rough diamond producer by value in 2025, marking the third consecutive year…
Year: 2026
Fully traceable artisanal diamonds from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been sold on the international market in…
Gemological Institute of America has agreed to acquire a 30% shareholding in Tracr, the diamond provenance platform developed by De…
The Natural Diamond Council (NDC) has announced that the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has become a member…
India exported more lab-grown diamonds than natural diamonds by volume during the year to March 2026, according to figures from…
Archaeologists in Saudi Arabia have uncovered a hoard of gold jewellery, gemstones and other decorative objects dating back more than…
The World Diamond Heritage Board (WDHB) has opened the public nomination phase for the World Diamond Heritage List (WDHL), an…
Pencil has released an AI jewellery CAD design agent designed to create jewellery designs through natural language prompts. The company…
Pandora and the Natural Diamond Council (NDC) have publicly disagreed over the jeweller’s new carbon footprint disclosure initiative for lab-grown…
The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled against lab-grown diamond retailers Novita Diamonds and Linjer after finding that advertisements…
Canadian jewellery retailer Birks Group has been issued an administrative monetary penalty of C$51,562.50 by the Financial Transactions and Reports…
De Beers recorded higher rough diamond sales in the first quarter of 2026, with parent company Anglo American reporting increased…
Alrosa has reappointed Pavel Marinychev as chief executive officer and chairman of its managing board for a further three-year term,…
Haute Jewels Geneva recorded a 20% increase in visitor attendance at its 2026 edition, held at the InterContinental Geneva. The…
India’s gem and jewellery exports reached ₹2,44,827.26 crore for the financial year April 2025 to March 2026, marking a 0.93%…
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has opened a new School of Gemology and Jewelry Arts campus in Taipei, Taiwan…
A Charm Diamond Centres store at Erin Mills Town Centre in Mississauga has ceased trading following a series of smash-and-grab…
The Natural Diamond Council (NDC) will introduce World Diamond Day on 8 April 2026, a global initiative intended to bring…
CIBJO has marked its 100th anniversary with the inauguration of a freshwater reservoir in Gujarat, India, developed to support water…
Pandora has opened a distribution centre in Mississauga, Ontario, as the Danish jewellery group adjusts its logistics network to support…
Ekapa Resources and Ekapa Minerals have closed the Ekapa diamond mine in Kimberley, South Africa, and filed for liquidation following…
The Luanda Accord has expanded with Namibia becoming a formal signatory, while India’s Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC)…
Anglo American is progressing with the sale of its 85 per cent stake in De Beers, with chief executive Duncan…
Nivoda has relaunched its B2B gemstone marketplace, introducing changes to its platform structure and supplier network. The update coincides with…
The Luanda Accord has expanded following its second high-level meeting at the African Mining Indaba 2026 in Cape Town, with…
The United States and India have agreed on a framework for an Interim Trade Agreement that will eliminate US import…
Birks Group has reported higher sales over the 2025 holiday trading period, attributing the increase to a recent acquisition and…
OMEGA has opened a new flagship boutique at Chinook Centre in Calgary – the company’s second flagship in Canada and…
The European Union and India have concluded a free trade agreement that will remove import tariffs on finished jewellery from…
The International Gemological Institute (IGI) has reported a 21% increase in fourth-quarter revenue year-on-year, reaching INR 3.2 billion ($34.8 million),…