BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

24/12/2006

Belarus' Rough Imports Up 73% In January To September 2006

Belarus' rough diamond imports in the first nine months of 2006, at US$10.6 million, increased by 72.8 percent compared to the comparable period of 2005, says a spokesman for the country's Finance Ministry. In terms of carats, however, there was a slight drop of 5.5 percent to over 40,00 carats.

In 2005, Belarus imported over 50,000 carats of rough diamonds, down over 41 percent than in the previous year. Imports in value totaled US$21.6 million in 2005.

Source:

http://www.diamondintelligence.com/magazine/magazine.asp?id=4589