Episode 117: Making Peace in Antwerp

Greg Katz, managing partner of South Africa-based dealer and manufacturer Trigon Adamas, digs into the market for large, fancy-color diamonds. 

Adam Schulman, CEO and founder of tender house Koin International, believes his sales system has made the rough sector more transparent and competitive. Plus: Wildlife photography in the Dubai desert. Visit www.youtube.com/@rapaportYT to watch the full video version. 

Small changes in consumer demand can have an amplified impact on the midstream and mining. Industry consultant Pranay Narvekar explains why. 

The natural diamond industry is facing an existential threat: lab-grown diamonds. They’re chemically and physically identical to natural stones, and they're just a fraction of the price. Eleanor Olcott, the FT’s China technology correspondent, travelled to the epicentre of lab-gr ... Show More

What you’ll learn in this episode: How Diana’s training in graphic design led to a career as a goldsmith. How Diana and Hanan Emquies came to found Emquies-Holstein and the type of jewelry they create. How the Goldsmiths' Guild helps connect and promote the work of Danish goldsmi ... Show More

HEADLINES: - Meetings Matter: Al Habtoor Criticizes Alabbar Over $1.4 Billion U.S. Loss- TikTok Ban Sparks Arab World Debate: Freedom vs. Disruption- Director of Casa Milano Shares Insights on Luxury Home Solutions 

We speak to three businesswomen working in traditionally male-dominated sectors.Anna Mareschi Danieli from the Italian-based global steel company Danieli group. Caroll Masevhe, founder of a women-only construction business - Kapcor construction, in Johannesburg; and Patty Eid fro ... Show More

Within days of his beloved wife’s death, Shah Jahan starts designing his grandest architectural project yet to express his love for her. Her mausoleum is to be a domed, symmetrical, bright white building surrounded by aromatic gardens. But the infamous Taj Mahal is not the only b ... Show More

Trevor Hall interviews John Black, CEO of Aldebaran Resources, at the Altar Mining Camp in Argentina. They discuss the impressive scale of the Altar project, the importance of the upcoming Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA), and the role of Rio Tinto's Nuton technology in ... Show More

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The ability to get into any home, car, or safe can be lucrative — but fixing locks is a tough business. Zachary Crockett gets the key information. SOURCES:Wayne Winton, owner of Tri-County Locksmith Service.Philip Mortillaro Sr., co-owner of Greenwich Locksmiths.Philip Mortillaro ... Show More

En juin 2005, à Lodelinsart, près de Charleroi en Belgique, on retrouve dans son appartement le corps de Concetta Tarabella, 57 ans. Elle a été étranglée. 8 ans plus tard jour pour jour, une autre femme de la cité, Emilia Lietard est assassinée. L’instruction implique l’accusé da ... Show More

Shah Jahan, the third son of the opium-addicted Jahangir, was born in 1592 with the name Khurram. More interested in precious gems and architecture than dancing girls at court, Khurram was reserved and carefully crafted his image as the “millennial sovereign”. Upon Jahangir's dea ... Show More