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    • Monday, 10 October, 2022
      De Beers picks Equinor executive as next chief

      Oil veteran Al Cook to replace Bruce Cleaver after 7 years in charge

    • Thursday, 21 July, 2022
      Anglo American PLC
      De Beers boosted by sanctions imposed on Russian rival

      Diamond sales have held up thanks to pent up demand from consumers following the pandemic

    • Friday, 9 July, 2021
      Watches & Jewellery
      Diamond industry buffs up its image for the young generation

      A focus on sustainability and a marketing push that highlights youthful values are helping sales recover

    • Thursday, 17 December, 2020
      De Beers sales hit decade-long low as pandemic stifles demand

      Chief says year is ending on more positive note but Covid impact will persist into 2021

    • Thursday, 30 July, 2020
      Anglo American PLC
      Anglo American flags De Beers restructuring as profits fall

      Diamonds unit expected to cut jobs in restructuring as parent’s earnings drop 39%

    • Friday, 12 June, 2020
      Diamonds and gemstones
      Diamond sales freeze: ‘I’ll sort out the ring when the madness ends’

      Global industry that relies on sight and touch to attract consumers grinds to a halt

    • Thursday, 23 April, 2020
      LombardCat Rutter Pooley
      Deliveroo and Just Eat deals show politics rules trustbuster

      Political heart has ruled the head at CMA; Diamond market and De Beers frozen

    • Thursday, 23 April, 2020
      De Beers to cut diamond production by 20 per cent this year

      World’s second-largest diamond miner cites disruption along the supply chain

    • Thursday, 20 February, 2020
      De Beers posts lowest earnings under Anglo American control

      Diamond producer, which miner bought eight years ago, suffers from 20 per cent price drop

    • Saturday, 25 January, 2020
      Watches & Jewellery
      Lab-grown diamond producers fight back in eco-friendliness dispute

      Trade body commissions independent sustainability standards pilot to counter critics

    • Friday, 20 December, 2019
      LexDiamonds and gemstones
      Diamonds: a thousand cuts Premium content

      Weak prices should mean consumers have luxury of time when shopping for rings

    • Wednesday, 18 December, 2019
      De Beers ends a tough 2019 with more of a flourish

      Top diamond producer sells $425m of rough stones in this year’s final sale

    • Tuesday, 3 December, 2019
      Mining
      Diamond miners dented by liquidity crisis among India’s polishers

      Local bankers shut off funding to market intermediaries after the Nirav Modi scandal

    • Wednesday, 13 November, 2019
      LombardMatthew Vincent
      British Land proves a harder sell than £236m-worth of shop space

      Positive spin on offloaded assets does not make shares seem more appealing

    • Wednesday, 13 November, 2019
      De Beers boosted by jump in diamond sales

      World’s largest diamond producer says buyer sentiment is improving

    • Wednesday, 30 October, 2019
      John Gapper
      A diamond is not forever at a fashion house

      LVMH’s $14.5bn bid for Tiffany shows power passing from gem miners to luxury marketers

    • Wednesday, 23 October, 2019
      Botswana
      Botswana presidential hopeful vows to take tough line on De Beers

      Duma Boko seeks to boost country’s share of diamond wealth if he wins election

    • Thursday, 3 October, 2019
      De Beers diamond sales slide as market weakness persists

      China slowdown and Hong Kong protests disruption dent consumer demand

    • Friday, 30 August, 2019
      News in-depth
      Bruce Cleaver: De Beers CEO mines a tricky seam

      Shrinking demand and lab-grown competition among multiple challenges facing sector

    • Wednesday, 28 August, 2019
      De Beers hits a rough patch as diamond sales slide

      Industry struggling with economic uncertainty and rise of lab-grown stones

    • Tuesday, 21 May, 2019
      Diamond producer De Beers pins sales drop on economic uncertainty

      Most recent auction sells 25 per cent fewer gems compared with same cycle a year ago

    • Tuesday, 29 January, 2019
      Diamonds and gemstones
      De Beers says diamond sales fell 25% in early 2019

      Slower global growth affecting market for shiny stones

    • Friday, 4 January, 2019
      InterviewDiamonds and gemstones
      De Beers dangles synthetic carat in front of consumers

      Venerable miner has moved into a market that raises profound existential questions for the industry

    • Thursday, 3 January, 2019
      Anglo American PLC
      Anglo American announces new head of metals

      Fernandes replace Wanblad in move that allows latter to focus on role as director of strategy

    • Thursday, 13 September, 2018
      US & Canadian companies
      Diamonds rock for millennials and Generation Z

      Younger consumers lead the way as sales of gems hit record $82bn, says De Beers

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