NewsBrief December 26, 2023 Dispatches from the Lab-Grown Symposium Amish Shah of Altr Created Diamonds reports from Dubai, where industry members met to debate the economics and marketing of synthetics. Selling Diamonds on Instagram Sam Karmiel of Icerock Diamonds chats with Rapaport’s Avi Krawitz about engaging customers on the platform. What’s Really Going On in Retail? Consumers’ changing spending habits, not inflation, are the true cause of weak sales, says consultant David Marcotte. De Beers Eyes Massive Botswana Investment Company cochairman Bruce Cleaver explains the context behind negotiations with the government. News Digest CAR Ready to Discuss Diamond Mining with Russia (Daily Excelsior) Would You Wear a Lab-Grown Diamond as Your Engagement Ring? (South China Morning Post) Pandora Transforms an NYC Parking Lot into a Luxurious ‘Lab-Grown Diamond District’ (Event Marketer) Events Rapaport Single Stone Auction December 20-27 New York & Israel More Details Rapaport Melee Auction January 16-25 New York & Dubai More Details RapNet Diamond Index (RAPI™) Diamond Data Size Index Weekly Monthly Y2Y  0.30 ct 1,412 0.02% 0.44% -4.76%  0.50 ct 1,968 0.52% 1.91% -26.36%  1.00 ct 5,985 0.29% 0.47% -20.87%  3.00 ct 22,008 0.18% -0.33% -11.60% Rapaport Investment Grade Diamonds

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