The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation will hold an auction for the sale of diamonds from the State Fund for Precious Metals and Precious Stones (State Fund of Russia) on February 27. The Prime Ministry reports this based on a message from the ministry.
The seller will be Russian Federal State Corporation Gökhran. Auction participants are required to make a deposit of 9 thousand rubles.
According to the Ministry of Finance, the diamonds for sale were produced at the Smolensk Kristall plant. It was previously reported that the enterprise has been actively modernizing in recent years to increase the production of jewelry diamonds.
“Despite the difficult economic situation, we expect demand for the proposed plots to be good. Russian diamonds are valued worldwide for their excellent quality,” commented a government source.
Before that experts warnedThe ban on the import of Russian diamonds to the G7 countries (UK, Germany, Italy, Canada, France, Japan and the USA) could lead to an increase in the prices of these gems, especially large ones. Financial analysts noted that Russia plays an important role in the diamond market and restrictions could lead to an increase in local prices.
India before I suspected In the new rules for tracking Russian diamonds.