A Surging Rupee Tripled Gold’s Global Loss in India as Silver Broke Down

Macro Snapshot: The Reserve Bank of India changed the domestic arithmetic before trading opened on 12 October. On 10 October it announced a special window to meet the entire daily dollar requirement of Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum directly from its reserves, taking a large block of import demand out of the spot market. The central bank also tightened rupee derivative rules, imposing a 20% Foreign Exchange Risk Reserve on eligible contracts above $2 million and barring the

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A Surging Rupee Tripled Gold’s Global Loss in India as Silver Broke Down

Macro Snapshot: The Reserve Bank of India changed the domestic arithmetic before trading opened on 12 October. On 10 October it announced a special window to meet the entire daily dollar requirement of Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum directly from its reserves, taking a large block of import demand out of the spot market. The central bank also tightened rupee derivative rules, imposing a 20% Foreign Exchange Risk Reserve on eligible contracts above $2 million and barring the

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RBI Issues Guidelines for Gold Schemes

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday issued detailed guidelines on the sovereign gold schemes aimed at curtailing the physical demand for the yellow metal. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched the Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB), Gold Monetisation (GMS) and the Indian Gold Coin (IGC) schemes. The SGB scheme, which will be issued by the government

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Light up Your Diwali with Platinum Jewellery

Mumbai: Diyas, lanterns and bright lights everywhere mark the beginning of the festivities, starting with Dhanteras that holds special significance due to customary purchases of precious metals on this day. This Diwali gift your near and dear ones precious platinum – a naturally occurring white metal. Celebrate the festival of lights with a gift of love that symbolizes eternity, purity

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VICENZAORO Dubai at ME Gems & Jewellery Forum

Dubai: VICENZAORO DUBAI, the Super Show dedicated to world gold and jewellery trade organised by DV Global Link – a joint venture between Fiera di Vicenza and the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) – was at the Middle East Gems & Jewellery Forum 2015 (MEGJF), held in Dubai, 1-2 November, in its capacity as a partner.

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India Launches 3 Gold Schemes and Gold coin

New Delhi: India’s Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi on today launched three gold related schemes- Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS), Gold Sovereign Bond Scheme and the Gold Coin and Bullion Scheme. PM Modi also unveiled the first ever national gold coin minted in India with the national emblem of Ashok Chakra engraved to be released among others on the occasion. Speaking

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NY DDC Opens India Diamond Week

New York: The Diamond Dealers Club (DDC) of New York, in conjunction with the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), greeted yesterday close to 100 exhibitors at its first India Diamond Week on the DDC’s trading floor in Manhattan. DDC’s president, Reuven Kaufman, is creating a renaissance of the diamond trading floors by welcoming diamantaires from India, the manufacturing

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Global & Indian Firms Interested in Surat Bourse

Surat: Diamond companies from Belgium, Dubai, Israel and Hong Kong are interested in joining the proposed Surat diamond exchange and have applied for membership, according to Dinesh Navadiya, president of the Surat Diamond Association (SDA), reports The Economic Times. The proposed exchange, is likely to be almost as large as Mumbai’s Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB), and the government is in

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India May Restore Tax Benefits to Mfg SEZs

New Delhi: The Indian Government is examining the possibility of restoring tax benefits for a handful of manufacturing special economic zones, while continuing to tax the rest to minimize revenue losses, reports BusinessLine. “As exports from manufacturing SEZs, excluding gems & jewellery and petroleum, account for just 10 per cent of total SEZ exports, exempting them from taxes would not

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PDE and IBGM Sign MOU

Panama: Brazil’s leading jewelry industry association, Instituto Brasileiro de Gemas e Metais Preciosos (IBGM), will be taking up residence in the Phase 1 building of the Panama Gem & Jewelry Center when it opens later this year. The announcement follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Panama Diamond Exchange and IBGM in Sao Paulo during the Feninjer

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