551:), Angola's state owned diamond marketing company, were declared void which hastened De Beers exit from Angola and thus allowed Leviev to gain a large stake in Angolan diamonds. Leviev says he presented Angola with a plan to reduce smuggling and increase revenue by funneling diamonds through only one source, while others claim the deal was clinched through Leviev's connections with obscure Russian businessmen. Leviev focuses on the benefits his company brings Angola, arguing that before his involvement in 1998, Angola's tax revenue from diamonds was under $ 10 million but rose to $ 49 million by 2001: “The government of Angola has obviously profited from this venture.” When critics query how his company benefits not just the government but the people of Angola, he answers that the Leviev Group's heavy investments in Angolan diamonds "will change the informal way of doing business into a more formalized, educated system that helps individual families... We want to help people who work with their hands. We want Angolans to develop many different new skills.”
188:, he established his own diamond polishing plant in 1977. in 1980, he acquired 12 competing factories that suffered from credit shortage due to the recession in the diamond industry. The acquisition was done with the help of his father in law's family. In 1992, he moved to Russia and purchased Russia's oldest jewelry factory, Ruis Diamonds Ltd. of Moscow which specializes in fancy cutting and high-end ideal cuts of larger diamonds and competes with Smolensk Cristal, and the Moscow Jewelry Factory (
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each with 41% stake and the Lev Leviev
International Holding BV with an 18% stake. Catoca Mining has a 50.5% stake in the Luaxe deposit and expects to begin industrial production at Luaxe after 2020. With its headquarters at Saurimo, Lunda Sul province, the Catoca Mining Company is the fourth largest
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furor, Leviev increasingly came to dominate the legal Angola diamond market through the Angola
Selling Corporation (Ascorp) formed in early 2000 in which the Angolan government maintains half the stake in Ascorp and Leviev and the Omega Diamonds of Antwerp, Belgium, each have about a quarter stake in
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which has numerous large real estate investments in Russia. Africa-Israel is on the verge of insolvency, asking to restructure NIS 21 billion of debt. Trying to save the company from bankruptcy, justice Varda
Alshech has confirmed the debt-restructuring arrangement between Africa-Israel and its
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reported in 2007 that a security company hired by Leviev had been accused by a local human rights group that year "of participating in practices of 'humiliation, whipping, torture, sexual abuse, and, in some cases, assassinations.' Leviev did not directly respond to the charges, but noted his
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has also advised Leviev that they will not partner with or accept any contributions from him due to the controversy. In a press release, a spokesperson for Leviev described the protests as "politically motivated" and accused protesters of "deliberately neglect... extensive humanitarian and
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in London and was considering plans to invest billions in the Far East, Argentina, Brazil and Russia. Soon thereafter the global sub-prime mortgage crisis broke, and the value of Africa-Israel's real estate investments plummeted, particularly in New York, where it had invested heavily.
1868:[ALROSA will receive a stake in a large diamond deposit in Angola: ALROSA and VTB will take part in the Angola diamond project “Luache”. ALROSA will receive 16.5% through a joint venture with the Angolan state company and may purchase another 8% in the project directly].
1843:"Commercial diamond production at Angola's Luaxe may begin after 2020 — Alrosa chief: According to the Alrosa president, the development of any major deposit from the project stage to the industrial production stage takes about between four and seven years"
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2046:"Police believe Leviev workers had diamonds smuggled into Israel in condoms: Investigators in mass fraud probe say Russian-Israeli billionaire's enterprise hired couriers to hide gems inside bodies, a tactic typically employed by crime organizations"
1866:"АЛРОСА получит долю в крупном алмазном месторождении в Анголе: АЛРОСА и ВТБ примут участие в ангольском алмазном проекте "Луаше". АЛРОСА получит 16,5% через совместное предприятие с ангольской госкомпанией и может докупить еще 8% в проекте напрямую"
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2073:"Leviev diamond company urges AG to probe police role in employee's suicide: LLB Diamonds, at center of investigation into alleged gem smuggling, says pressure and threats led Mazal Hadadi to jump from tenth floor of Ramat Gan Diamond Exchange"
610:(FJC), an umbrella body representing Jewish communities across the former Soviet Union, though it is regarded by many as a pro-Putin organization, founded to counter Jewish groups critical of the Russian government. He is the founder of the
520:, Lev Leviev is heard saying: "I shit on every bank, but they haven't been able to make me move a centimeter because I don't owe any of them money, to no bank in the world. I piss on every bank from above, even Rakefet" (referring to
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for his philanthropic activities, which include "an army of some 10,000 Jewish functionaries from
Ukraine to Azerbaijan, including 300 rabbis. Most of the 300 rabbis are Chabadniks" - adherents of the Brooklyn-based Chabad
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creditors. However, the justice expressed her disapproval: "The arrangement is far from being the best," Alshech said, because the company "is passing on the damage of its investments to its investors."
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935:"The Discreet Tycoon: Many jewelers don't yet know Lev Leviev, though his share of worldwide diamond holdings, diversified investments and political contacts make him a force to be reckoned with"
206:), a representative with the Main Directorate of Precious Metals and Diamonds (Glavalmazzolot) and the former head of the Yakutskalmaz trust, facilitated Leviev's ownership of Ruis Diamonds.
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was hurt by the drop of real estate values in the United States, Russia and eastern Europe. It defaulted on a series of bonds and in 2010 it restructured 7.4 billion
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from Leviev's firms Africa Israel
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deposit named Luele, which is only 25 kilometers from the Catoca mine, will be developed by the Catoca Mining
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philanthropic work, which includes building schools, orphanages, and fostering economic development in communities around the world."
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Ascorp. At the same time, all contracts signed with Angola
Exploration, Exploitation, Lapidation and Trading Company of Diamonds (
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with a 32.8% stake, Angolan government holding a 32.8% stake, and Lev Leviev
International (LLI) with an 18% stake, and
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movement, but as a Bukharian Jew he was brought up in the Bukharian liturgy. In 1971, when he was fifteen, his family
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in the West Bank. Leviev's Danya Cebus company, a subsidiary of Africa-Israel, subcontracted the construction of
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producer of diamonds in the world and produces 86.3% by volume and 60.3% by monetary value of Angolan diamonds.
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causes in Eastern Europe and Israel. In 2018, Leviev had a net worth of US$ 1 billion according to
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827:[The end of the diamond king. Relatives of a friend of both Putin and Trump is arrested].
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announced that it would not be renting its Tel Aviv embassy from Leviev's Africa-Israel company.
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1813:"Alrosa To Increase Stake in Angola's Catoca to 41%, Commercial Prod'n at Luaxe after 2020"
1086:"Jared Kushner sealed real estate deal with oligarch's firm cited in money-laundering case"
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1234:"Breaking News - JTA, Jewish & Israel News: British charity asked to shun Leviev"
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714:"Who Is Lev Leviev, the Israeli Billionaire With Ties to Jared Kushner and Putin"
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1711:"Meet the Mogul: The Putin pal who just bought the old New York Times Building"
1053:"Kushner firm's $ 285 million Deutsche Bank loan came just before Election Day"
789:"The Tinder Swindler: Who are the real Leviev family and what is LLD Diamonds?"
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community, and Leviev is a practicing Orthodox Jew. He is a supporter of the
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1443:"Israel News - Online Israeli News Covering Israel & The Jewish World …"
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was now allowed to re-invest in Africa-Israel. However, on 3 January 2014
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TA market drops as Africa-Israel plunges | Business News | Jerusalem Post
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Protess, Ben; Silver-Greenberg, Jessica; Drucker, Jesse (July 19, 2017).
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1787:"Angola's company invests 330 million dollars in new diamond mine"
1284:"ADL: UNICEF decision to reject Leviev 'selective discrimination'"
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2019:"По делу о контрабанде алмазов задержаны еще трое подозреваемых"
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1989:"Lev Leviev, Israel's richest man, to leave country for London"
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1020:"Big German Bank, Key to Trump's Finances, Faces New Scrutiny"
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to make it clear that Leviev has not donated to the charity.
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Dent, Wendy; Pilkington, Ed; Walker, Shaun (July 24, 2017).
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Leviev is currently controlling shareholder and chairman of
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Soviet-born Israeli businessman, philanthropist and investor
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Avriel, Eytan; Rolnik, Guy; Coren, Ora (February 3, 2007).
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who helped facilitate the Leviev's departure for Israel.
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Ivanidze, Vladimir; Shihab, Sophie (November 28, 2002).
614:(named for Leviev's father). A prominent member of the
1935:"Grapevine: A 100-ton gift of the bread of affliction"
1571:"Africa Israel board approves debt restructuring plan"
1477:"How an Israeli king of diamonds overplayed his hand"
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declared private prisons unconstitutional in Israel.
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Russia interference in the 2016 presidential election
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Berman, Phyllis; Goldman, Lea (September 15, 2003).
1961:"In Bukhara, 10000 Jewish Graves but Just 150 Jews"
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19:For the Israeli-Russian co-founder of VK.com, see
1864:Русских, Алена (Russkikh, Alena) (May 23, 2017).
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1596:"Africa Israel Chief: I Piss on Banks From Above"
1253:"UNICEF cuts ties to Israeli billionaire Leviev"
1175:"Israeli Settlement Seizes Palestinian Farmland"
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335:Leviev is involved in the construction of
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1204:"Diamond Mogul Receives Angry Valentine"
574:. In 2014, the Catoca mine was owned by
299:while Mueller was investigating alleged
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1202:Brostoff, Marissa (February 15, 2008).
739:"Leviev's Africa Israel stock plummets"
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277:New York Times Building on 43rd Street
2155:Israeli businesspeople in real estate
1621:"Poutine cerné par les mafias russes"
1594:Rochvarger, Michael (April 4, 2016).
1517:Starkman, Rotem (September 1, 2009).
267:According to an article published in
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1475:Asa-El, Amotz (September 22, 2009).
982:Melhman, Yossi (December 11, 2005).
870:"Leviev Lev (Africa - Israel Group)"
218:, Leviev expanded his business into
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291:attracted the justice department's
118:. He is a noted philanthropist for
1933:Greer Fay Cashman (April 2, 205).
1236:. January 13, 2008. Archived from
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493:have been the target of protests.
485:His diamond mining investments in
106:(born 30 July 1956) is an Israeli
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2245:People named in the Panama Papers
1757:Zimnisky, Paul (March 13, 2014).
1734:Weeldon, Robert (February 2001).
1671:"Lev Leviev's Angolan Connection"
1383:Norges Bank Investment Management
1173:David Bloom (December 18, 2004).
939:The Professional Jeweler Magazine
2260:Russian businesspeople in Israel
1959:Andrew Higgins (April 7, 2018).
1912:Israeli Diamond Industry website
1645:Владимир Путин в окружении мафии
1282:Brackman, Levi (June 26, 2008).
1251:Trotta, Daniel (June 21, 2008).
911:(in Russian). September 11, 2007
194:Московский ювелирный завод (МЮЗ)
168:'s father was the prosecutor in
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933:Weldon, Robert (January 2002).
396:Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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2025:(in Russian). November 7, 2018
1449:. July 9, 2012. Archived from
1313:Hayeem, Abe (April 28, 2009).
1124:. July 9, 2012. Archived from
459:international diamond cartel.
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1740:Professional Jeweler Magazine
1675:Professional Jeweler Magazine
524:CEO Rakefet Russak-Aminoach)
503:financial crisis of 2007–2008
435:Israeli High Court of Justice
417:Leviev is an investor in the
247:Political ties and activities
764:"Forbes profile: Lev Leviev"
203:Валерий Владимирович Рудаков
1629:(in French). Archived from
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164:from Uzbekistan to Israel.
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1519:"Lev Leviev, then and now"
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176:Start in the diamond trade
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1643:Archive is in Russian as
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2250:Jewish Angolan history
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874:Rough-Polished website
518:Israel Channel 10 News
381:Anti-Defamation League
21:Lev Binzumovich Leviev
2210:People from Samarkand
1583:on February 20, 2018.
1529:on September 3, 2009.
1420:on November 22, 2009.
1152:Israel Business Today
968:on September 5, 2003.
945:on November 16, 2002.
880:on December 24, 2011.
752:on September 5, 2009.
391:and its supporters."
311:Leviev organized the
263:Links to Trump family
186:Israel Defense Forces
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2175:Israeli billionaires
1633:on December 17, 2002
1608:on February 9, 2018.
1551:on December 29, 2013
1389:on February 17, 2019
1327:on September 6, 2013
1240:on January 17, 2008.
1214:on September 7, 2012
612:Ohr Avner Foundation
2130:Lev Leviev Diamonds
2081:. November 22, 2018
1914:. February 13, 2017
1817:thediamondloupe.com
1793:. December 14, 2018
1746:on August 23, 2002.
1506:on October 1, 2007.
1263:on December 2, 2020
491:Israeli settlements
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337:Israeli settlements
331:Israeli settlements
232:Menachem Schneerson
216:Revolutions of 1989
196:). Valery Rudakov (
140:Leviev was born in
1966:The New York Times
1939:The Jerusalem Post
1359:on August 21, 2013
994:on August 30, 2018
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497:Debt restructuring
413:Business interests
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1999:on April 23, 2009
1681:on June 19, 2002.
560:Isabel dos Santos
554:New York Magazine
403:Norway's oil fund
345:Shaya Boymelgreen
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