Paul Zimnisky, CFA is a leading global diamond industry analyst based in the New York City metro area specializing in global diamond supply/demand fundamentals and the companies operating within the industry.
His research and analysis on the diamond industry, which includes natural as well as lab-grown diamonds, is used by financial institutions, management consulting firms, private and public corporations, governments, intergovernmental organizations and universities including: HSBC, UBS, Scotiabank, Fidelity Investments, KPMG, Deloitte, Boston Consulting Group, De Beers, Rio Tinto, Tiffany & Co., Cartier,
The International Monetary Fund and the governments of Canada, South Africa and Botswana.He has a monthly subscription-based diamond industry research report called State of the Diamond Market, a proprietary rough diamond price index called the Zimnisky Global Rough Diamond Price Index and a regular podcast called the Paul Zimnisky Diamond Analytics Podcast which is available on iTunes and Spotify.
Host: Amelia BourdeauManaging Director, Diamond Standard
Podcast Markers:
0:49 - Global luxury and diamond demand during the pandemic.
3:45 - LVMH and Richemont results. 10:20 - Diamond supply and production.
13:52 - DeBeers is no longer a monopoly.
15:37 - Russian diamond discussion
18:51 - Lab grown vs natural diamonds discussion
24:39 - Bubble territory for lab grown diamonds
28:49 - Other 2023 diamond market themes
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Recording date: May 22, 2023
Guest: Paul Zimnisky
