De Beers banks on US for sales rebound
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
De Beers has cut its 2015 production due to weak sales
The company recently lowered its full-year production guidance to between 29 million carats and 31 million carats from its previous forecast of between 30 million and 32 million carats due to projected weak sales.
Bruce Cleaver, De Beers head of strategic development told Mmegi Business in a teleconference on Friday that consumer demand for diamonds is likely to increase due to the US Christmas season which usually begins from late November.
Whilst the project received mixed reactions from members of the public, the project is indeed a welcome development, which needs to be implemented as soon as possible. Many shared their opinion, with those against the project decrying that if implemented, it will kill the already struggling public transport industry.Many countries around the world have state-run public transport, and those who have travelled to such countries will give testimony...