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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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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,
Surat to Have India's First Diamond SEZ Soon
Surat: The State of Gujarat in India is now proposing to set up a SEZ (Special Economic Zone) exclusively for diamonds in Surat, possibly the first of its kind in India. According to Gujarat’s Finance Minister Saurabh Patel, the SEZ will be set up in a month or two, as reported in Economic Times. The state government is keen that
India, China Sign MoU on Gem Trade
Jaipur: The gemstone councils of China and India recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to help facilitate seamless jewellery trade between the two countries, the Times of India reported. The MoU was inked between India’s Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) and China Gems Centre (CGC) on the sidelines of the Jewellers Association Show in Jaipur. Panyu City Vice
Anonymous Sightholder Calls for Mass Rejections
Gaborone: In a mass email, an anonymous sightholder called on fellow De Beers clients to reject any unprofitable assortments, reports JCKonline. Do “not to take any box which doesn’t have the value of at least 10% gross profit after polishing,” beseeches the missive, which came from a “simple sightholder” and has been reprinted online. “Please, if your future, the future
Gems One Introduces the Epic 101 Diamond Cut
New York: Gems One launched the Epic 101, a new branded special cut diamond that features 101 facets and employs what the company said was a faceting architecture designed to provide maximum light performance. The company is marketing the Epic 101 to authorized dealers to gain a competitive advantage in the bridal category. Anuj Jain, the president of Gems One,
Zim ‘Shocked’ with Accounts of Diamond Mines
Harare: Zimbabwe’s auditor general Mildred Chiri has revealed in her latest government audit report that she was “shocked” to find that most diamond mining companies in the Marange area have been operating “in the red” since 2013. NewsDay reports that the companies had their current liabilities exceeding current assets by a wide margin. On Marange Resources, auditors discovered that the
Alrosa to up investment in Angola
Moscow: Russian diamond mining giant Alrosa, which currently has a stake in Angola’s Catoca, is set to up its investment in the southern African country. Catoca produces about 75 percent of Angola’s gems. Angolan news agency, Angop quoted the company chief executive Andrey Zharkov as saying that Arosa would implement a series of projects in partnership with Endiama and other
