Diamonds
Diamond is a solid form of the element carbon with its atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic. At room temperature and pressure, another solid form of carbon known as graphite is the chemically stable form of carbon, but diamond almost never converts to it. Diamond has the highest hardness and thermal conductivity of any natural material, properties that are utilized in major industrial applications such as cutting and polishing tools. They are also the reason that diamond anvil cells can subject materials to pressures found deep in the Earth. Because the arrangement of atoms in diamond is …
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World Bank Group · 17 April 2024 English
This edition of the Macro Poverty Outlooks periodical contains country-by-country forecasts and overviews for GDP, fiscal, debt and poverty indicators for the developing countries of Sub-Saharan Africa. Macroeconomic indicators such …
3 percent, driven by reduced global demand for diamonds. In FY24-26, economic ac- tivity is projected … prices, and intensifying competition from synthetic diamonds. Headline inflation declined in 2023, av- eraging … economy strengthens and de- mand for copper and diamonds increas- es. Projected investments in power gen- … improve, driven by a recovery in global demand for diamonds. The expansion of the private sector is ex- pected … disrupted trade and local production. Production of diamonds, one of the country’s most im- portant commodity …
ICRIER: Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations · 16 April 2024 English
effectiveness of legal and regulatory systems; efficiency of services; a skilled workforce; friendliness Alternatively, Fally (2011) suggested that the distance of the business climate; and capacity of domestic to final …
Intermediate import demand all years, and petroleum and diamonds dominate the raw materials. The imports of capital …
100 Resilient Cities · 11 April 2024 English
graphic: The statement provides an overview of the context and needs of the city, highlighting the urgency of the issue and the importance of taking immediate action. [...] The primary …
city has a long history of and 90% of the world's diamonds are cut and polished including a report by the …
World Bank Group · 11 April 2024 English
Economic activity in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region is expected to remain resilient but slow this year as a weaker global economy, slowdown in China, and lower commodity …
Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia), and Türkiye. Diamonds indi- cate subsample averages and blue bars indicate …
ADB: Asian Development Bank · 11 April 2024 English
Growth in developing Asia and the Pacific is expected to remain resilient, propelled by strong domestic demand, improving semiconductor exports, and the ongoing recovery in tourism.
duties. Exports of diamonds and jewelry also declined due to lower global demand— diamonds also faced supply …
World Bank Group · 11 April 2024 English
Economic activity in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region is expected to remain resilient but slow this year as a weaker global economy, slowdown in China, and lower commodity …
Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia), and Türkiye. Diamonds indi- cate subsample averages and blue bars indicate …
World Bank Group · 8 April 2024 English
Economic growth is expected to rebound in Sub-Saharan Africa, supported by increased private consumption and declining inflation in 2024. However, this positive outlook remains fragile due to uncertain global economic …
headline inflation (bars) and food inflation (diamonds) in January 2024. Zimbabwe’s year-on-year food …
SWP: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik · 5 April 2024 German
Inhaltsverzeichnis > Horn von Afrika > Horn von Afrika / Rotes Meer > Somalia > Eritrea > Äthiopien / Somalia > Äthiopien > Äthiopien / Sudan > Sudan > Sudan …
General Assembly Adopts Resolution on Role of Diamonds in Fuelling Conflict, amid Concerns Cer- tain …
NBER: National Bureau of Economic Research · 4 April 2024 English
Business cycle models often abstract from persistent household heterogeneity, despite its potentially significant implications for macroeconomic fluctuations and policy. We show empirically that the likelihood of being persistently financially constrained …
model with high wealth, depicted by the black diamonds, unsurprisingly underestimates the HtM shares …
AIR Center: Center of Analysis of International Relations · 3 April 2024 English
Russia and the rest of the CSTO have done little to support Armenia in the face of Azerbaijani aggression.” - This is another instance of the falsification of the facts …
technical equipment. In recent months the re-export of diamonds and gold has also been on the rise.” She confirms …