Tag Archive | "exports"

Sierra Leone H1 Diamond Exports Dipped 28%

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Exports of diamonds from Sierra Leone slipped by around 28 percent in value year on year in the first half of 2009. For full story, click here

Nambia hit hard by slip in diamond exports

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Namibia, a country which depends heavily on  its mineral and diamond exports, will be hit hard this year due to a slip in the country’s diamond exports. For full story, click here

Diamond Exports have shrunk 58%

Friday, July 10, 2009

The dip in trend in Israeli diamond exports, which began immediately after the financial crisis broke out in September 2008, continued to distress the Israeli industry’s exports throughout the first quarter of 2009, excluding a slight recovery recorded in the past few weeks.For full story, click here

Australia’s Rough Diamond Exports slipped 33% in fiscal 3Q

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Australia’s rough diamond exports dropped 33 percent to $77.9 million in the quarter that ended March 31, 2009, impacted by a sharp dip in prices from a year earlier. Exports by volume surged 39 percent to 3.175 million carats as the average price dipped 52 percent to $24.52 per carat. Production during the period doubled [...]

Botswana has got $1.5 mln loan as diamonds dipped

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Botswana, the world’s leading diamond producer, secured a $1.5 billion loan from the African Development Bank, the largest-ever budget support given by the bank, following a dip in exports. Donald Kaberuka, president of the African Development Bank, stated: The case of Botswana illustrates the impact that the financial crisis is having on even the best-managed [...]

Economic Meltdown has taken a toll on diamond exports

Monday, May 25, 2009

The global economic slowdown has taken toll on India’s diamond exports. Hit by a contraction in demand for diamond in the US and European markets, export of cut and polished diamonds from India are believed to have dipped 8.24% to $13 billion in 2008-09 from $14.2 billion in the previous year, according to provisional estimates. [...]

Belgium’s Diamond Industry see crash in diamond exports

Friday, May 15, 2009

Like the case of Surat, Belgium’s diamond industry is also facing the impact of slump in a very bad patch. For full story, click here

Russian diamond exports slipped by 15%

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Russia, like India, too is also facing severe problems in its diamond sector with exports plunging by 15 per cent in 2008. For full story, click here

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