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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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Saurabh Gadgil Appointed Vice President of IBJA
Mumbai: Saurabh Gadgil, Chairman & Managing Director of P. N. Gadgil Jewellers has been appointed as the Vice President (VP) of India Bullion & Jewellers Association Ltd. (IBJA) for the West Zone. Mr. Gadgil will take over from Prithviraj Kothari, the former Vice President of IBJA and get hold of all the responsibilities and duties as the newly elected member
P.N. Gadgil Jewellers Bags Three National Awards
Mumbai: P. N. Gadgil Jewellers Pvt. Ltd won three awards at the ‘National Award for Marketing Excellence 2015’, recently held in Mumbai. The award ceremony was hosted by the World Marketing Congress and supported by CMO Asia. The award ceremony marked the magnanimous achievements of the brand under the categories ‘Emerging Brand Award’, for achieving astonishing heights, ‘Brand Revitalization Award’,
Frozen Lava Yields New Diamond Type
Moscow: The Russian Ministry of Science has claimed that scientists there have discovered a new type of diamond. According to a report in the Siberian Times, the diamonds were discovered in the frozen lava of the Tolbachik volcano, which is located on the Kamchatka peninsula in the Far East region of Russian. “The solidified lava of the Tolbachik eruption (2012–2013)
Petra on Track to Become SA’s King of Diamonds
Johannesburg: Petra Diamonds is on track to reach 5-million carats by 2019 as it deepens two key mines in SA, positioning it to overtake De Beers, the largest source of South African diamonds for many decades. De Beers will produce more than 4-million carats this year, but it is in the process of selling its Kimberley tailings treatment operation, its
ALROSA again Chaired by Ilya Yuzhanov
Moscow: The Supervisory Board of ALROSA is once again chaired by Ilya Yuzhanov, according to the information received from the company on Friday. Yury Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Government and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District, signed the directive prescribing the state representatives sitting on the Board to vote for Ilya Yuzhanov. The representatives
De Beers August Sight Estimated at $715M
Gaborone: The De Beers August sight closed last week with an estimated value of $715 million as the company maintained steady prices despite liquidity concerns in the diamond manufacturing sector. Rough trading slowed on the secondary market and premiums on De Beers boxes declined, with boxes selling at average low single-digit percentages during and after the sight. “The market is
Debswana Prolongs Lifespan of Mines To 2050
Gaborone: Debswana, a joint venture between De Beers and the Botswana government, has extended the lifespan of its mines in the southern African country to 2050. Company managing director Balisi Bonyongo was quoted by APA as saying that the extension would solidify Botswana’s position as the world’s leading diamond producer by value. He also said that Debswana would continue to
Artisan Awards Receives 800 Artworks
Mumbai: An afternoon filled with awe and excitement, the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council of India (GJEPC), hosted the first round of screening for the Artisan Awards 2014. The eminent jury panel selected a total of 40 sketches from 800 entries, narrowing down the best in design, ingeniously bringing alive the movie eras through jewellery. Sanjiv Banerjee, Mamta Rajaram,
