VicenzaOro Lifts Sentiment Despite Slow Sales VicenzaOro staged the first major international jewelry trade fair since before Covid-19 amid strict safety Polished Markets Sep 21, 2020 David Brough

Letšeng Yields Two More Large Stones Gem Diamonds has recovered an additional two large, high-quality diamonds from its Letšeng mine in Lesotho.An “exceptional” Mining Sep 21, 2020 Rapaport News

Charles & Colvard Embraces Lab-Grown Diamonds Charles & Colvard, the producer of synthetic-moissanite jewelry, has launched a line of bridal and fashion pieces featuring Retail Sep 21, 2020 Rapaport News

Alrosa Names New Belgium Chief Alrosa has appointed Akil Zubir as managing director of its Belgium office, the miner said Thursday. He will Mining Sep 21, 2020 Rapaport News

Bonhams Appoints Hong Kong Jewelry Head Bonhams has promoted Leslie Roskind to lead its Hong Kong jewelry department, it said Monday.Roskind, who has Polished Markets Sep 21, 2020 Rapaport News

Rapaport Weekly Market Comment Rising expectations for holiday season. Deloitte predicts 1.5% growth in US retail sales, driven by 25%-35% spike in e-commerce. Polished Markets Sep 17, 2020 Rapaport News

Israel, Dubai Diamond Sectors Sign Trade Deal Diamond bourses in Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a cooperation deal following the Polished Markets Sep 17, 2020 Rapaport News

Swiss Watch Exports Slowly Recovering The decline in Swiss watch exports continued to ease slightly in August, as orders from China rose.Total shipments fell Polished Markets Sep 17, 2020 Rapaport News

LVMH and Tiffany Lock Horns over Trial Timing LVMH has asked a court to delay Tiffany & Co.’s lawsuit against the luxury group, prompting the Retail Sep 17, 2020 Rapaport News

Dominion to Sell Ekati Mine for $126M Dominion Diamond Mines has sold its Ekati mine in Canada to affiliates of its owner, the Washington Companies, Mining Sep 17, 2020 Rapaport News

US Retail Sales Continue Rebound in August US retail sales rose in August for the fourth consecutive month, though the rate of growth slowed from Retail Sep 17, 2020 Rapaport News

HB Antwerp Aims to Shake Up Large-Stone Market It’s not often a newcomer sweeps in to buy the largest diamond available on the market. Such deals are Manufacturing Sep 17, 2020 Joshua Freedman

Sarine, Chinese Lab Debut Light-Performance Report Sarine Technologies has partnered with China’s National Gemstone Testing Center (NGTC) to offer light-performance reports for Retail Sep 16, 2020 Rapaport News

Petra Recovers High-Quality Blue Diamonds Petra Diamonds has unearthed five high-quality, blue, type IIb diamonds from its Cullinan mine in South Mining Sep 16, 2020 Rapaport News

Deloitte Predicts Rise in US Holiday Sales US retail sales are forecast to increase by up to 1.5% this holiday season, despite uncertain consumer sentiment and a jump Retail Sep 16, 2020 Rapaport News

Bond Actress Revealed as New Face of Diamonds The Natural Diamond Council (NDC) has unveiled actress Ana de Armas as the star of its first celebrity Marketing Sep 16, 2020 Rapaport News

Gemfields Warns of $57M Loss Gemfields expects to suffer a loss of $56.7 million for the first half of the year amid the cancellation Mining Sep 15, 2020 Rapaport News

WFDB Elects Yoram Dvash as President The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) has voted in Yoram Dvash as its president for a three-year term, Polished Markets Sep 15, 2020 Rapaport News

Stornoway to Restart Operations at Renard Stornoway Diamond Corporation plans to resume operations at its Renard mine in Canada this month after half a year Mining Sep 15, 2020 Rapaport News