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Diamond dilemma

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ON THE ROCKS: Diamond

Industry under pressure as Covid hits India

Signs that the diamond industry was slowly starting to sparkle again have been dented by the outbreak of the second wave of Covid-19 in India.

Having started the year on a positive note, the devastating impact of Coronavirus in India, a key market for diamonds, threatens to plunge the industry into disarray once again.

Since the middle of April, India has been recording around 300, 000 new cases every day, with the daily death rate regularly exceeding 3, 000.

Meanwhile, the recent figures availed by Anglo American, De Beers parent compa...

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