The diamond industry gathered in Antwerp last week for the Facets 2024 conference. The event presented an opportunity to consider the state of diamond marketing and Antwerp’s relationship with African producer countries, as well as the Belgian city’s role in the global industry. What did Botswana President Duma Boko and De Beers CEO Al Cook have to say on these and other topics, and what signals did the event give off about the market’s conditions and challenges? Rapaport Senior Analyst Joshua Freedman reports.

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