China's diamond market is now the world's second largest after the US and has more than tripled to $22.8 billion over the past five years
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China's diamond market is now the world's second largest after the US and has more than tripled to $22.8 billion over the past five years. De Beers sees China as driving growth over the next four years as the number of people buying diamond engagement rings has risen from less than 1% to more than 50% in urban China. More than half of the country's 1.3 billion people now live in cities.
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Gavin has been a senior resources analyst following the mining and energy sectors for the past 25 years, working with Intersuisse and Fat Prophets. He is also the Executive Director, Mining & Metals with Independent Investment Research (IIR).
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Gavin has been a senior resources analyst following the mining and energy sectors for the past 25 years, working with Intersuisse and Fat Prophets. He is also the Executive Director, Mining & Metals with Independent Investment Research (IIR).