“Rough Bubble Bust”: el mordaz artículo de Martin Rapaport contra De Beers

Martin Rapaport

Martin Rapaport, fundador de Rapaport Diamond Report y uno de los primeros participantes en el Proceso Kimberley, ha publicado un demoledor artículo de opinión titulado “Rough Bubble Bust”.

La revista estadounidense Instore Magazine lo resume de la siguiente manera (texto original en inglés y traducción aproximada al español a continuación):

Martin Rapaport has called for the resignation of De Beers CEO Philippe Mellier, and a massive overhaul of diamond-mining practices in a long and hard-hitting article. “The rough diamond distribution system is collapsing as De Beers and other mining companies attempt to force unsustainable artificially high rough diamond prices on the diamond trade,” says the piece.” Rough prices are higher than polished prices, which have come down to realistic levels due to the downturn in the global economy. The mining company’s refusal to lower rough prices is destroying the diamond trade, creating severe financial losses, illiquidity, supply shortages, and the loss of tens of thousands of jobs.”

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