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Intelligence, a source close to Endiama has confirmed that the two parties are negotiating the exit of Alrosa. No agreement
has been reached, nor is there any news on new shareholders. There are
two potential drivers behind the decision of Alrosa to withdraw. A fall in international demand has had a strong impact on the sector of Angolan diamonds due to poor traceability.
The CEO of Endiama, José Manuel Augusto Ganga Júnior, had revealed in August that the fall in diamond prices had driven some entities of the group to withdraw their production from the market. They want to wait until the prices rise again. The American sanctions have had a negative impact on Alrosa, something which its directors find difficult to admit, and largely explain the behaviour of the group. The United States alone represent half of the global demand, 90 billion dollars. Furthermore, the Russian company cannot conduct transactions in dollars and has still found no solution for transferring 185 million dollars of dividends.
The director of the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Hydrocarbons’ Exchange
Office, Luís António, has been trying to resolve the issue since April. Alrosa has been the key diamond partner of Angola since the 1990s. It is one of the key global players, with 27% of global production and 95% of Russian production.
DIRETTORE DELLA FABBRICA DI DIAMANTI UCCISO IN ATTACCHI TERRORISTICI DI HAMAS
Itzik Siton, il direttore della fabbrica di taglio diamanti di Grandview Klein a Windhoek, in Namibia, figura tra gli israeliani uccisi negli attacchi terroristici di Hamas contro Israele, iniziati il 7 ottobre. Siton è stato ucciso - insieme alla moglie Chana, al figlio Tal e alla cognata Pessy - mentre era in vacanza a Be’eri,
un villaggio israeliano che ha visto pesanti perdite durante le violenze. Siton, che viveva a Windhoek ed era sulla settantina, era stato segnalato per la prima volta come disperso il giorno di sabato. "Il nostro team in Namibia è devastato", afferma il presidente di Grandview, Moshe Klein. “Itzik era un uomo gentile che non avrebbe fatto del male a una mosca. Abbiamo un
grande vuoto nel cuore, ma andremo avanti”.
DIRECTOR OF THE DIAMOND FACTORY KILLED IN HAMAS TERRORIST ATTACKS
IItzik Siton, the director of the diamond cutting factory of Grandview Klein in Windhoek, Namibia, was among the Israelis killed in the Hamas terrorist attacks against Israel, begun on 7 October. Siton was killed - together with his wife Chana, son Tal and daughter-in-law Pessy - while on holiday in Be’eri, an Israeli village which saw heavy losses during the violence. Siton, who lived in Windhoek and was in his seventies, had been reported missing for the first time on the Saturday.
“Our team in Namibia is devastated,” declares the president of Grandview, Moshe Klein. “Itzik was a kind man who would never have hurt anyone. We feel great emptiness, but we
will go on”.
DE BEERS FA RIVIVERE L'ICONICA CAMPAGNA DEI DIAMANTI
De Beers Group sta reintroducendo il suo slogan “Un diamante è per
sempre”, sostenuto da un investimento di 20 milioni
di dollari, per supportare la domanda di diamanti da parte dei consumatori negli Stati Uniti e in Cina, con l’avvicinarsi delle festività natalizie. L’investimento nella categoria sarà incrementale rispetto alle iniziative in corso sul marchio di De Beers, poiché l’azienda ripristina la sua iconica campagna “Seize the Day”, ora modernizzata per sintonizzarsi con una nuova generazione, secondo De Beers.
DE BEERS REVIVES THE ICONIC DIAMOND CAMPAIGN
De Beers Group is reintroducing its slogan
“A diamond is for ever”, supported by a 20-million- dollar investment to support the demand for diamonds by consumers in the
United States and in China, with the upcoming Christmas holidays.
The investment in the category will be incremental compared to the initiatives underway on the De Beers brand, as the company is restoring its iconic “Seize the Day” campaign, modernised to tune into a new generation, according to De Beers.
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