A horror year for diamonds
Sunday, December 24, 2023 | 1740 Views |
The first jab at the diamond market landed when the largest economy in the world, the United States of America (USA) wobbled and since then it has been a gloomy road for diamond sales.
De Beers, the world’s largest diamond producer by value, reached a three-year low in sales in November netting a provisional $80 million, the lowest amount since April 2020 when demand and prices crashed due to COVID-19.
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