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Why Is a Widening Gulf War Lifting Oil but Sinking Gold and Silver?
Macro Snapshot: The week ending 30 October brought the kind of news that once sent buyers into gold. Reuters reported the first known successful limpet-mine strike on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz since the war began in February, and Houthi forces claimed strikes on Saudi refineries. Washington ordered non-emergency government staff out of Saudi Arabia amid reports that US strikes on Iran could resume after the 3 November midterm elections. Brent rose 13.6% over October, with the expiring

Why Is a Widening Gulf War Lifting Oil but Sinking Gold and Silver?
Macro Snapshot: The week ending 30 October brought the kind of news that once sent buyers into gold. Reuters reported the first known successful limpet-mine strike on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz since the war began in February, and Houthi forces claimed strikes on Saudi refineries. Washington ordered non-emergency government staff out of Saudi Arabia amid reports that US strikes on Iran could resume after the 3 November midterm elections. Brent rose 13.6% over October, with the expiring
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GJEPC’s Investment-plans for Make in India
New Delhi: On the heels of the recently concluded World Diamond Conference, a highly successful and globally appreciated conclave, Gems & Jewelry Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), the apex body of gems and jewellery exports in India, presents a memorandum outlining the 1 year and 3 year action plan for the gem and jewellery sector. The memorandum is a conclusive action

No De Beers Office in India
Mumbai: De Beers, the global diamond mining company, says it has no plan to open a trading office in India. “The auction sales customers in India are serviced out of either Dubai or Antwerp,” said a spokesperson, to a Business Standard query. The Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) had been pressing the central government to declare a large

Weak Ruble to Benefit Indian diamond Trade
Mumbai: The Indian diamond processing industry, the largest in the world, will benefit from the sliding Russian ruble which in the recent past has declined to even below 60 rubles per US dollar. It is estimated to have depreciated 40 per cent in 2014. By a happy coincidence, in early December, leading Indian diamond processors officially tied up with Russia’s

LUKOIL Plans to Produce 2 Mln Cts of Rough in '15
Moscow: It is expected that LUKOIL will produce up to 1.4 million carats of diamonds this year, and the next year’s production will increase by 40% to 2 million carats. The diamond business is not a strategic asset for LUKOIL, but the company is not currently seeking a buyer for its non-core diamond assets. However, Vagit Alekperov, the head of

GJEPC Begins Process of Issuing ID Cards
Mumbai: The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council has begun the process of issuing GJEPC Photo ID card to its members, which will have an annual validity up to March 31st of every year. It will be renewed subject to the renewal of membership of the card holder. The GIEPC Photo ID card will contain the name of the member

ALROSA and IDE Sign MoU
Ramat Gan: ALROSA and Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening partnership between the company and Israel diamond community, to develop the diamond industries of both countries and promote the business in the international market. The document was signed at the sidelines of International Diamond Week in Israel on February 9 by Andrey Polyakov,

America to Set up Jewellery Units in India
Mumbai: In what could be a significant boost for the ‘Make in India’ campaign, the gem and jewellery sector could see participation from the U.S., the world’s largest market for jewellery, to set up manufacturing hubs in India, reports The Hindu. In this direction, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s (FICCI) Gems & Jewellery, Luxury and Lifestyle

Important Clarification from EGL
Ramat Gan: The holders of the worldwide rights of EGL hereby notify you, the members of the Israel Diamond Exchange, and all members of the diamond industry and trade, that on November 25th, 2014, the license agreement with the gemological laboratory operated by Mr. Guy Benhamou (a former EGL laboratory that also uses the name EGL INTERNATIONAL), located in the
