For as long as diamonds have been forever, De Beers has been intent on controlling the world supply. Since the 1930s, the South African company's strategy has been as elegantly simple as the gemstones themselves: anywhere in the world that rough diamonds existed, De Beers would be there to mine them or buy them. At one point De Beers controlled 90% of the global diamond supply, sustaining an empire worth $20 billion. But over the past decade, that monopoly has eroded, thanks to the discovery of new diamond reserves and the emergence of upstart producers determined to peddle their goods outside...
A Gem Of A New Strategy
After a 60-year effort to hoard every diamond on Earth, De Beers decides to open the market and clean up its act
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