For the quarter, among Russia’s export markets, Belgium proved the largest buyer in value and volume terms. Antwerp’s purchases dropped 27 percent on y-o-y basis, while India, purchased 1.024 million carats or a decline of 41 percent. Israel imported $ 59 million worth of diamonds from Russia.
Russia’s rough diamond imports in the said quarter dropped 10 percent in Q3 to 7,250 carats or worth around $22.7 million, reports say. For the first nine months of 2015, Russia’s rough diamond exports dipped 17.6 percent on y-o-y basis to 20.38 million carats, as per reports.
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