10.03.2010
Speculative Potential of Long-Term Contracts
In early 2009, ALROSA tied up long-term (mainly three-year) contracts for selling rough diamonds with 15 large Belgian and Israeli diamond dealers. The pattern for selecting clients to this pool included such pronounced criteria as a stable need in rough diamonds; available own free funds; absence of problems with specialized banks; and a rather low leverage.
09.03.2010
More China-Africa deals expected in the next two years - Beijing Axis
Beijing Axis, a cross border facilitator working with Chinese mining and natural resources companies is convinced that the mining industry could expect more China-Africa deals in the next 24 months.
26.02.2010
‘Opening’ ALROSA: Moving to Market and Opportunity of IPO
ALROSA, very hard-pressed last summer, is recovering: its credit ratings are restored, the company is re-structuring its debt and there is open talk about turning it public.
24.02.2010
The Worst Diamond Scenario
Everything would go well if the current world crisis were just a prosy business cycle, despite of its bad after-effects. However, its worst result for the global diamond industry may lay in a fundamental change of people’s attitude towards diamonds.
15.02.2010
Not so fast, Mbada told, as Zim diamond circus continues with no epilogue in sight
Developments in Zimbabwe’s fledgling diamond sector are a real circus and it continues to surprise many who would want to see its epilogue soon.