The corporate giant Alrosa, which owns Russia's diamond monopoly, is based in the region and accounts for 20 per cent of the world's supply of rough diamonds.

大公司阿辽沙垄断了俄罗斯的钻石生产，公司本部就在此地，该公司的粗钻产量占全世界产量的20%。

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Diamond prices are rebounding after a slump that slashed profits at ZAO Alrosa, Rio and De Beers.

钻石价格的低迷曾导致ZAO Alrosa、力拓、De Beers等生产商利润大幅降低后，现在又出现反弹增长。

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Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin told reporters in Washington, DC this weekend that he will vacate his chairman post next week at VTB Bank and diamond miner Alrosa.

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It has long been speculated that Anglo might increase its stake in De Beers, which vies with Russia's Alrosa for dominance in the diamond mining industry.

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Alrosa, Russia's state-backed diamond miner, now rivals it.

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