In October 2025, Oriel College, Oxford is hosting an exhibition dedicated to Cecil Rhodes, a prominent British politician and businessman, founder of the De Beers Corporation. The location was not ...

Alrosa is negotiating with the Angolan side about leaving Catoca – leaks appeared in the press. It is very likely that such “negotiations” are a form of pressure on Alrosa, relations with which ...

Reuters reports that Anglo American (AAL.L) is considering the possibility of conducting an IPO for De Beers with a listing in London. Anglo owns 85% of De Beers' shares, with 15% owned by the ...

The history of the diamond market during WWII attracts the attention of not only academic researchers but also many industry experts today. The reasons are clear: historical parallels between the ...

At the end of July 2025, Anglo American PLC (LON: AAL) disappointed its shareholders by cutting its interim dividend by 80%, from $0.42 to $0.07. The reason for this decision, according to the company ...

In 1982, the enfant terrible of diamond journalism, Edward Jay Epstein, published the now-famous book «The Rise and Fall of Diamonds: The Shattering of a Brilliant Illusion», which contained the ...

Let's imagine for a moment that the sanctions imposed in 2024 by the G7 countries against the Russian diamond industry are fully operational and without any hiccups. And the villains attempting to ...

The end of July 2025 was marked by a very notable episode involving a promotional project for American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. a retailer of youth apparel and accessories. American Eagle is a publicly ...

In November 2025, the Kimberley Process (KP) held its regular plenary meeting in Dubai, UAE. The official KP press release pinned on this event with bright hopes: «it will play a vital role in shaping ...

The main intrigue in the diamond industry is undoubtedly Anglo American PLC's attempt to divest itself of De Beers by the end of this year. Possible deal options and their impact on the further ...

In 1911, an architect from Kyiv, Vladislav Gorodetsky, together with his two fellows - members of the Kyiv Department of the Imperial Society of Proper Hunting, traveled to the British East African ...

At the end of 2023, De Beers reduced diamond raw material sales by 40% to $3.6 billion, compared to $6 billion in 2022. Total revenue for the year decreased by 35% to $4.3 billion. In physical terms, ...