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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
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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UAE to Increase Local Jewelry Manufacturing
Dubai: A UAE jeweler has confirmed plans to set up design and productions facilities that will increase the country’s capacity to manufacture locally made jewelry, enabling ‘Made in UAE’ imprint to spread out more in the Gulf and further afield. Malabar Gold & Diamonds, a major retailer, is to open a $20 million (AED75 million) facility at Dubai TechnoPark, which
Amnesty Report on CAR Ignores Antwerp Controls
Antwerp: Despite the fact an Amnesty International team visited the Antwerp World Diamond Centre, including the Antwerp Diamond Office which supervises all imports and exports of diamonds to and from Antwerp, and was able to witness how the strict controls on imports of rough are conducted in Antwerp, the Antwerp World Diamond Centre cannot but conclude the report contains factual
Rio Tinto Sets First-Time India Rough Auction
Mumbai: Rio Tinto Diamonds has set out plans to bring rough diamonds for the first time directly into India from its Argyle mine in Australia and Diavik mine in Canada for auction viewings. The products will be on display at the Bharat Diamond Bourse’s new Special Notified Zone at the end of November. The viewings, open only to fully registered
'Indian Consumers Need Different Strategy'
Mumbai: Diamond retailers will be required to adopt differentiated approaches to realize the significant growth opportunity in India, the world’s third-biggest consumer market for diamonds in which demand has more than trebled over the last decade, according to De Beers. Rising incomes and aspirations could afford the industry an even bigger prize over the next 10 years, the company said
De Beers Shares Latest Research on US Consumer Trends
London: Natural diamonds are the most desired luxury jewellery product, average purchase prices have increased 25%, Gen Z is now the second largest generation buying diamonds, and non-bridal occasions account for three-quarters of overall US demand. These are some of the key findings of De Beers Group’s latest US Diamond Acquisition Study, featuring responses from 18,500 women aged 18 –
FTAs Offer Immense Export Opportunity for Indian Jewellery
Jaipur: The Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India recently organized a focused outreach programme on “Leveraging FTAs for the Gems & Jewellery (G&J) Sector” in Jaipur, in partnership with the Gems & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). Exporters, manufacturers, MSMEs and other industry stakeholders participated in the programme. The workshop is part of the Government’s
Golconda & Ancient Diamonds: A Historical Perspective
Singapore: On the third day of 41st World Diamond Congress, on July 15, distinguished jewellery historian and author, Dr. Usha Balakrishnan, of Mumbai, India, will be presenting a lecture entitled “Golconda and Ancient Diamonds – A Historical Perspective. ” “For nearly 2,000 years, every diamond the world had ever seen came from a mystical land, now known as India. These
Call for African Unity to Defend Natural Diamond Industry
Freetown, Sierra Leone: Against a backdrop of mounting concern over the future of Africa’s diamond sector, ministers from leading diamond-producing nations convened in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on May 20, 2026, to address a challenge that is rapidly transforming the global jewellery landscape—the growing dominance of laboratory-grown diamonds. A key voice at the Council of Ministers meeting of the African Diamond
