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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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Pandora to Celebrate Women around the World
New York: Jewellery brand Pandora has launched a new initiative that it says will celebrate the selfless work women do within their communities and around the world to improve the livelihood of women and children. Called the Pandora Hearts of Today, the program will give the brand the opportunity to support a variety of women-focused charitable programs. To help identify
ALROSA’s Net Profit under RAS +59% in 1H
Moscow: Following the 1st half of 2014 OJSC AK ALROSA posted net profit under RAS soared by 59%, or 1.6 times, – to RUB 24.174 billion compared to RUB15.209 billion a year earlier, according to the company’s financial statement, cited by Finmarket.ru. ALROSA’s revenue increased by 20% and amounted to RUB81.551 billion compared to RUB68.01 billion in the 1st half
EU, US to Impose New Russia Sanctions
Washington: The United States and European Union plan to impose new sanctions against Russia this week, including penalties targeting key sectors of the Russian economy, the White House said Monday. The show of Western solidarity comes as the US accuses Russia of ramping up its troop presence on its border with Ukraine and shipping more heavy weaponry to pro-Moscow separatists
India's Jewellery Exports Up by 25% in June
Mumbai: The silver jewellery exports from India surged by 25.06% year-on-year to touch $134.52 Million (Rs. 803.50 crores) during the month of June this year while its gold jewellery exports too soared by 24.96% year-on-year to $664 Million (Rs 3966.07 crores), in accordance with the latest data released by the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). According to GJEPC,
Framework for Operationalizing Gold Exchange
Mumbai: The Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in its meeting held on September 28, 2021 approved the framework for Gold Exchange and SEBI (Vault Managers) Regulations, 2021. Government of India vide Gazette notification S.O. 5401 (E) dated December 24, 2021, has declared “electronic gold receipts” as ‘securities’ under Section 2(h)(iia) of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act 1956, and vide
1 Cr. Jewellery Pieces Hallmarked with HUID in Dec
Mumbai: Numbers say it all. The industry has welcomed and adapted mandatory gold jewellery hallmarking wholeheartedly. There has been consistent progress in hallmarking since the Government of India made gold jewellery hallmarking mandatory in mid-June 2021. There have been major advances in every aspect of hallmarking. About 1 crore pieces are hallmarked with HUID last month. Consumers through BIS Care app, can view
Dubai Diamond Conference on 21st Feb
Dubai: The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) announced that it would be hosting the 5th edition of its Dubai Diamond Conference (DDC 2022) with the support of leading industry organisations on 21 February 2022 at Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai, with the theme ‘The Future of Diamonds’. The DDC 2022 will be held with the support of three Platinum Sponsors –
Israeli Diamond Trade Sees Rapid Recovery in 2021
Ramat Gan: The Israeli diamond industry (IDI) showed an impressive recovery during 2021, and even surpassed the figures for 2019, according to import and export data published by the Israel Diamond Controller of the Ministry of Economy and Industry. During 2021, net polished diamond exports totalled $3.65 billion, an increase of 54% compared to 2020, and 7.5% compared to 2019.
