On 26 January, a high-level delegation from one of the world's biggest diamond-producing countries is due to visit the industry's most important trading hub. The meeting between the Antwerp World Diamond Center (AWDC) and a group comprising Angolan Mineral Resources Minister Diamantino Azevedo as well as representatives of the state-owned mining company
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Diamond industry at odds over funding its global lobbying and advertising
Published on 22.01.2026 at 06:00 GMT
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The Natural Diamond Council, set up to counter the growing threat posed by lab-grown stones, is short of cash. It wants to impose a levy on rough diamonds to pay for its expensive advertising campaigns, but disagreements over who should foot the bill are delaying implementation.
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