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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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Global Diamond Output to Reach 172 Mln Ct in 2018
Moscow: Equity Communications said global diamond output is expected to reach 171.840 million carats in 2018, reports Rough & Polished. It said in a report titled, “The Global Diamond Business 2014” that diamond producers recovered 130.935 million carats last year, an increase of 2.4 percent from 2012. Diamond production was projected to rise by 6.7 percent this year led by
Gem Diamonds Posts 54% Jump in Revenue in H1
London: Gem Diamonds Limited reported its revenue rose 54 percent to $148.9 million in the half year ending June 30. The miner reported attributable profit of $19.7 million, up 129 percent from a year earlier. “Excellent financial performance with significant growth in revenue, strong cash flow further enhancing the balance sheet and [the firm is] on track to consider declaring
LDB Launches Platform for Member Inventory
London: London Diamond Bourse members can now search goods from fellow members in the latest unveiling on their website. This exciting initiative is the latest development in the London Diamond Bourses passage into enhancing membership value. Victoria McKay, the bourse’s chief operating officer, said, “It’s a radical move to enhance and dovetail with the traditional ‘trading across tables’ method by
Antwerp Posts Solid Trade Figures in July
Antwerp: July continued to mark a stable month for the Antwerp diamond sector. A modest decrease was only seen in in the volume of imported polished diamonds, compared to July 2013. The rough diamond trade continues to fare well. In comparison with July of last year, the volume of exported diamonds rose by 1,22%, which translates to a volume increase
India's Ministry of MSME Signs MoU with GJEPC
New Delhi: GJEPC was appointed as the implementation agency of the MSME Ministry’s Capacity Building scheme for First Time MSE (Micro & Small Enterprise) Exporters (CBFTE), which is part of the International Cooperation (IC) scheme. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) finalising the same was signed by Ms. Mercy Epao, Joint Secretary (SME), Ministry of MSME and Mr. Sabyasachi Ray, Executive
Seventh Mubri World Meeting Opens on 29th Sep
Sao Paulo: From the 29th of September to the 1st of October, several countries gather to attend the Mubri World Meeting 2022 with great expectations from the names presented in this edition, 2022 was an exceptional year for Mubri thanks to several actions around the world. This year Mubri broke his own record for the number of successful actions throughout
Two-Day Convention of Diamond Traders in Antwerp
Antwerp: At 14 & 15 September, Antwerp was home to the wordwide diamond industry. The most important stakeholders talked about the future of diamonds in a new brand new format: FACETS 2022. Two days long different stakeholders were engaged through panel discussions, presentations, networking events and even a pitching competition. With government representatives of diamond producing countries like Angola, Tanzania,
India's G&J Exports in April-August 2022 Rise by 10%
Mumbai: The Gem & jewellery sector is all set to achieve its export target of USD 46 billion for the year 2022-23. For the cumulative period of April – August 2022, the overall gross exports of gem & jewellery (G&J) witnessed a growth of 10.16% to Rs. 130440.39 crores (4.4% in dollar terms to US$ 16695.56 million) as compared to
