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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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IIJS 2015 Ended with Enhanced Response
Mumbai: The 32nd edition India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) ended here on 10th August with more response than the exhibitors and organizers had expected. Huge debacle in gold prices is said to have inspired strong traffic at the show. Now domestic jewelers expect enhanced sales during the upcoming festive and wedding season. The show, supposed to be Asia’s largest is
“Zimbabwe Mining Consolidation of Little Purpose”
Harare: A member of parliament for Zimbabwe’s opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has claimed that the planned consolidation of the country’s diamond mining companies in Marange is of “little purpose”. Eddie Cross, an economist, said although less was known about the remaining deposits at Marange, it was believed that a sheet of agglomerate across much of the site was
Colombia to Host Emerald Symposium in October
Bogota: Colombia is hosting the inaugural International Emerald Symposium scheduled for October 13 to 15 in Bogotá. The conference, which will be held at the Sheraton Bogotá Hotel, is organised by Fedesmeraldas (Colombian Emerald Federation), Acodes (Emerald Exporters Association), ASOCOESMERAL (Colombia Emerald Dealers Association), APRECOL (Colombian Emerald Miners Association), Agencia Nacional de Mineria (National Mining Agency), Minminas (Ministry of Mines
Telangana (India) Sitting on Bed of Diamonds
Hyderabad: The perennially drought-hit Mahbubnagar district could well turn out to be another Golconda, once famous as a city where diamonds were sold in heaps at roadside shops. The district, known for its large-scale annual migration of labour, is virtually sitting on diamond mines that could change the fortunes of the nascent Telangana state, experts say, according to a report
Russia-China Plan to Establish a Joint Bourse
Moscow: Russia and China plan to establish a joint bourse for trading in precious and semi-precious stones, the group of companies Karat’s CEO Konstantin Bunin said, according to ITAR-TASS. The company has received a proposal from the Beijing Gold Exchange (CBGE) and the Beijing Financial Asset Exchange (CFAE) to create a trading floor for precious stones following the example of
Rockwell Ups Q2 Diamond Output
Vancouver: Rockwell Diamonds increased the volumes of gravel processed from its operations in South Africa by 57 percent to 1.4-million cubic metres during the quarter ended August 31, resulting in a 37 percent increase in output to 9,581 ct. The company’s chief executive James Campbell said the second-quarter production results revealed continued benefits flowing from the group’s focus on its
De Beers first to Operationalize SQUID System
Gaborone: De Beers, owned by Anglo American is first in the world to operationalize airborne magnetic SQUID system-the Super Conducting Quantum Interference Device-for the faster execution of work programmes and significantly reducing the mining exploration costs. This Full Tensor Airborne Magnetic SQUID system could locate kimberlite deposits through looking at changes to magnetic fields. This hi-tech system has a very
GJEPC’s Annual Awards on 10th October
Mumbai: The jury of the upcoming 41st Indian Gem & Jewellery Awards, met yesterday in Mumbai to finalize the names of the winners in all the categories. The awards ceremony will be held in Mumbai at Jamshedji Bhabha Theatre, NCPA on 10th October 2014. The jury members, who selected the winners include: Smt. Nirupa Bhatt, Managing Director (India & ME),
