Category: Industry

International Diamond Center Founder Keith Leclerc Dies at 71

He set up the company in 1981, starting as a jewelry wholesaler.

Rapaport Research Report: The Year in Five Graphs

Latest edition uses RapNet, government and other data to show the impact of 2025’s key events.

Stories That Clicked: This Year’s Most-Viewed Social Media Posts

Auction jewels, lab-grown diamonds, and engagement rings generated highest number of views on Rapaport’s Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.

Rapaport’s Ultimate End-of-Year News Quiz

How many of 2025’s diamond-industry-related events do you remember?

Where the Diamond Industry’s Headed in 2026, According to ChatGPT

We asked the popular artificial intelligence (AI) platform to outline the significant developments expected next year.

Readers’ Picks: The 10 Most-Read Stories of 2025

What generated the greatest interest? The good, the bad and the synthetics.

Kimberley Process Finally Secures 2026 Chair

India takes on role following year with repeat incumbent and conflict over position.

Play It Again: The Biggest Headline Buzzwords of 2025

Terms that appeared most often in Rapaport’s newsfeed included “tariffs” and “De Beers.”

Podcast: Chaos in the Diamond Industry

Rapaport’s Leah Meirovich and Joshua Freedman look back at 2025 in a special end-of-year episode.

Fraud, Scams and Fakes in Focus: The Cases That Defined 2025

Stolen diamonds, natural stones swapped for lab-grown, and armed robberies were some of this year’s shadier incidents.

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