Global members’ club for entrepreneurs Mettā has announced it will run a second cycle of its Fashion Product Lab, aimed at connecting designers with fashion-focused technology companies to launch and and scale their brands. The inaugural Fashion Product Lab was hosted by Mettā in Nairobi, Kenya, last year, with 10 designers – eight Kenyan and two … Read More →
De Beers sold rough diamonds with a provisional value of $530 million in the fifth sales cycle (Global Sightholder Sales and Auction Sales) of 2017, indicating ongoing strong demand from the global industry. De Beers sold $530 million worth of rough diamonds at the fifth sales cycle of 2017, marking a 1.5% increase over Cycle … Read More →
The De Beers Group of Companies said the value of its rough diamond sales for the ninth sales cycle of 2016 reached US$470 million, which the company said conforms to its expectations. The group reported US$494 million in rough diamond sales during the previous cycle. Bruce Cleaver, CEO of the De Beers Group, commented, “Encouragingly, … Read More →
The De Beers Group of Companies recently announced that the value of rough diamond sales for the seventh sales cycle of 2016 reached US$630 million, up from US$528 million during the previous cycle. Bruce Cleaver, CEO of the De Beers Group, commented, “We saw healthy demand for our rough diamonds in Cycle 7, as manufacturers brought … Read More →