.RUSSIA'S ruby business is under pressure. On January first the G7, a group of abundant nations, as well as the European Union disallowed bring ins of rough rubies unearthed in Russia-- a 3rd of the complete drawn out worldwide in 2022. On January 3rd the EU added Russia's condition exploration company, and also its ceo, to its own decrees list. This is actually the 1st phase of a comprehensive penalties system: in March the G7 and also EU will definitely outlaw Russian gems that have actually been actually cut and fine-tuned abroad. In September they will certainly introduce a qualification system to confirm where diamonds were unearthed. These steps amount to the most significant improvement to your business in years. Why has it taken so long to establish sanctions on Russia's precious stone sector-- as well as what influence will they have?