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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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BDB Planning International Diamond Week
Mumbai: India’s Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) is planning an International Diamond Week in 2015, Mr. Anoop Mehta, President of the BDB has said in an interview with Rapaport. Stressing about the BDB’s future plans, Mr. Mehta said, “We are planning an International Diamond Week, which will take place in the bourse sometime in early 2015. It will have about 300

Mugabe Seeks Polishing Partnership with China
Harare: President Robert Mugabe said Zimbabwe intended to partner a Chinese company, Chow Tai Fook, to process local diamonds to add value. At the moment, the country exports its diamonds, mainly mined in Marange, in raw form. Beneficiation of natural resources, especially minerals, forms the centre piece of Zimbabwe’s new five-year economic blueprint, the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio Economic

Accenture Suggests Steps to Boost Exports from SEZs
Kolkata: IT consultancy firm Accenture has warned that the move by Indian jewellers to set up units in China and Dubai may slow down gem and jewellery exports from the country, even as it suggested steps to boost exports from special economic zones (SEZs), reports The Economic Times. The jewellery companies that are considering setting up units abroad include Kama

ALROSA Not Changing Sales Policy in 2015
Moscow: The world’s leading diamond mining company ALROSA is not going to increase its capex or dramatically change its sales policy in 2015, ALROSA’s Vice President Ilya Ryaschin said in a conference call on Monday. According to him, the investment program currently under development envisages that capex in 2015 will not exceed the level of 2014 and will stay at

HRD Antwerp Announces Winners of 18th Design Awards
Antwerp: In the fully packed Teatro Palladio at Vicenzaoro, the reinvented design competition came to its conclusion with the announcement of the 3 category winners, the two runners-up and the overall competion winner. That final honor falls upon the young and new talent Wang Xuerui from China. CEO Ellen Joncheere also launched a new initiative to support young designers worldwide:

Registration Now Open for World Diamond Congress
Antwerp: The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) has announced that registration is now open for the 40th World Diamond Congress, which will take place in Ramat Gan, Israel from March 28 – 30, 2023. The World Diamond Congress, the WFDB’s most important event, convenes representatives of the 29 member bourses as well as leaders of the world diamond community

CIBJO & Turkish Jewellery Exporters Asso. Ink MoU
Milan: The heads of the World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) and the Turkish Jewellery Exporters’ Association (TJEA) have concluded a Memorandum of Understanding, pledging the intent of the two organisations to cooperate closely in nurturing the development of both the Turkish and international jewellery, gemstone and precious metals industries. The MoU was signed on 21st January, 2023, in Vicenza during the

Israel International Diamond Week from Mar 27, 2023
Ramat Gan: Israel International Diamond Week, to be held from March 27–30, 2023, will feature a much-anticipated tender of polished goods held at the Israel Diamond Exchange’s (IDE) International Tender Center. The tender will be conducted by Diagurus from March 26 – 30, 2023. The tender will include a large amount of white and fancy color polished goods in a
