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De Beers Rethinks Business After Diamond Collapse Exposes Cracks

  • De Beers is planning job cuts and cost savings program
  • Sales have collapsed during global coronavirus pandemic

Diamond jewelry on displayed at a De Beers SA store in Hong Kong.

Photographer: Calvin Sit/Bloomberg
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De Beers is considering ways to restructure mines, expand in jewelry and overhaul diamond sales, as the world’s biggest and oldest producer rethinks its entire business in an industry left paralyzed by the pandemic.