As reported by diamond dealers Sierra Leone diamond exports from the country amounted to 347,070 carats in the first quarter of 2016.
Chairman of the Diamond Dealers Club Federico Candiano (Federico Candiano) said in an interview to Rough & Polished, that in the reporting period, the country has earned in the export of rough diamonds $ 188.9 million.
At the same time, he said, about $ 145 million managed to get through licensing n field development and $ 43.9 million have been received from traders' licenses.
"In the second half of the year (2016), probably positive growth in diamond exports will occur due to the seasonal erosion of deposits", - adds Candiano.
In the last year exported diamonds for $ 154 million of Sierra Leone, which is 20% lower compared to 2014, adds diamantaire.
Diamond production in the country in 2015, has suffered greatly because of the outbreak of Ebola. Against this background, a number of mining operations were shut down, and investors have fled the country.
However, now the situation is changing for the better.
"Ebola is already in the past and investors are gradually returning," - he concluded.
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Chinese companies have expressed interest in acquiring Russian state assets - such as Alrosa, as the Russian government intends to privatize some of the largest public companies in the country, reported the news agency TASS.
"In general, they are interested," - quoted by the Russian news agency the statement of Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich at the Boao Forum for Asia in China's Hainan Province, made on 24 of March. However, Dvorkovich noted that it is too early to talk about "specific companies," said the report, dating from the same day.
More than a dozen banks, including one - outside of Russia, expressed interest in participating in the privatization of ALROSA, VTB Bank and Oil Company "Bashneft", it said in an earlier statement TASS.
Currently, the Russian government is considering selling 10.9% stake in Alrosa, which was confirmed by the leadership of the mining company in a presentation to investors earlier this month.
In addition, the Moscow Stock Exchange is considering a proposal by ALROSA diamond trade on the stock exchange, quoted by Tass general director Aleksandra Afanaseva Exchange.
"We are discussing this issue with ALROSA - Afanasiev said. - It is too early to talk about the proposal because there is a lot of interesting questions - technical, technological, regulatory and, in particular, the tax. "
"It is necessary to create a so-called investment diamond. This is similar to the stock exchange the product, "- he added.
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