India will take on chairmanship of the Kimberley Process (KP) for 2026, following more than a year of conflict over which country would assume that position. It will be India’s third time heading the ...

The Rapaport Group is an international network of companies providing added-value services that support the development of ethical, transparent, competitive, and efficient diamond and jewelry markets.

Diamond mines operating in Canada’s Northwest Territories (NWT) will get additional tax relief totaling approximately $8.8 million to help weather the market slowdown. The Government of the Northwest ...

The Rapaport Group is an international network of companies providing added-value services that support the development of ethical, transparent, competitive, and efficient diamond and jewelry markets.

Kering has signed an agreement to buy a 20% stake in Italian-headquartered jewelry manufacturer Raselli Franco Group. The purchase will take place over multiple phases, Kering said last week. The ...

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) recently examined a colorless lab-grown sapphire that showed signs of “quench-crackle and dye” treatment, a common color-altering procedure. The 12.65-carat ...

Brian Gilbertson, former chairman of Gemfields, died aged 82 on December 17 after a long illness, the company said last week. Gilbertson stepped down as chairman and director of the company in 2019.

The Kimberley Process (KP) failed to reach a consensus on broadening the definition of conflict diamonds at last week’s plenary in Dubai, according to industry organizations. “While not unexpected, it ...

The Rapaport Group is an international network of companies providing added-value services that support the development of ethical, transparent, competitive, and efficient diamond and jewelry markets.

Four natural and synthetic diamonds received at the Dubai lab of the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) for updated services turned out to be imposters bearing fake inscriptions. Upon first ...

The US will increase tariffs on Indian goods to 50% starting later this month, President Donald Trump said Wednesday — a move that has sent the diamond industry into crisis. The duty will double the ...

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) and HRD Antwerp recently walked back their decision to grade lab-grown diamonds using the same method they did for natural, or, in the case of HRD, not to ...