NewsBrief September 12, 2023 Belgian Manufacturer HB Splits from Cofounder HB, the Antwerp-based diamond firm known for its innovative deals with miners, luxury houses and the Botswana government, has parted ways with its cofounder and managing partner Oded Mansori. De Beers Hopes to Avoid Strike with Five-Year Deal South Africa’s National Union of Mineworkers has been planning industrial action at Venetia deposit. Alrosa Finds Russia’s Largest Diamond in a Decade Company unearths 391-carat rough at Mayat mine in Yakutia. NY Diamond Dealers Charged with Moving Money Illegally Five defendants used businesses as front to transfer more than $600 million since 2019, says US Department of Justice. News Digest De Beers Slugs It Out with Department over Closure of Limpopo Mine (Business Day) The Diamond Industry, Trying to Lure New Customers, Turns to Platonic Relationships (NPR) Diamond Demand Heads for a Hard Landing with ‘Temporary Disruption’ at Play (Business Insider India) Events Rapaport Single Stone Auction September 12-26 New York & Israel More Details Diamond Trend Webinar September 13 10 a.m. EDT Online Register Here Rapaport Quarterly Pawnshop Auction September 18-27 New York & Dubai More Details RapNet Diamond Index (RAPI™) Diamond Data Size Index Weekly Monthly Y2Y  0.30 ct 1449 -1.00% -5.03% -4.54%  0.50 ct 2028 -1.43% -8.79% -29.99%  1.00 ct 6274 -1.53% -5.28% -25.53%  3.00 ct 22688 -0.43% -1.64% -14.13% Rapaport Investment Grade Diamonds

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