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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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"Be Sensitive To Festival Dates": WFDB
Antwerp: The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) is calling on international trade fair organizers to “be sensitive to dates” when scheduling events so they don’t fall on religious festivals and thus prevent some industry members from taking part. “The fast expanding number of trade shows and exhibitions held across the world has often been scheduled in such a way
AGS Launches Virtual Guild
New York: The American Gem Society (AGS) has launched a virtual guild, which is open to all members of the trade. The first GoTo Guilds meeting will be a presentation by Peter Yantzer, executive director of AGS Laboratories, on “Light Performance 101,” an in-depth primer on the American Gem Society’s Light Performance Cut Grade on July 8. “Originally, the intention
Quality Label ‘Antwerp’s Most Brilliant’
Antwerp: The City of Antwerp and the AWDC awarded three additional Antwerp jewelers the quality label ‘Antwerp’s Most Brilliant’, indicating they meet the strictest requirements in terms of quality, service and transparency. Antwerp’s Most Brilliant was launched earlier this year and collects the city’s most qualitative and reliable jewellers, living up to Antwerp’s reputation as a diamond centre of excellence.
“Please Withdraw Gold Import Curbs…”
New Delhi: Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that her ministry has recommended that the finance ministry seriously consider easing import curbs on gold to help the beleaguered gems and jewellery export sector, reports The Economic Times. Speaking to ET, Sitharaman, who is also minister of state for finance, said that while the current account deficit (CAD) crisis had been somewhat
China Gets Rough Diamond Exchange
Beijing: Shenzhen Rough Diamond Exchange (SRDE), a secure diamond storage, sorting and viewing facility in the Chinese city, has received final approval to operate. Foreign suppliers will be able to ship diamonds to the new warehouse in the Luohu district of Shenzhen duty-free. Local Chinese companies will then be able to view and purchase the goods through the Shanghai Diamond
Dominion to Hold Viewings of Diamonds in Mumbai
Mumbai: Dominion Diamond Marketing N.V., a subsidiary of Dominion Diamond Corporation, will conduct viewings of its rough diamond sales parcels at the Special Notified Zone (SNZ) located within the Bharat Diamond Bourse in Mumbai beginning in February 2016, reports JNA. Viewing dates for 2016 are as follows: 1-6 February; 7-12 March; 4-9 April; 23-28 May; 20-25 June; and 1-6 August.
De Beers Appoints Nimesh Patel as CFO
Gaborone: De Beers has appointed Nimesh Patel as chief financial officer, succeeding Gareth Mostyn who will become executive head of strategy and corporate affairs in the new year. Patel was previously group head of corporate finance at De Beers parent company Anglo American. Prior to this, he spent 15 years in investment banking at JP Morgan and as a managing
India Can Grow at 9% for a Decade
New Delhi: India has the potential to grow at 9 per cent for a decade and 8 per cent in subsequent years if the country takes bold reform measures, eminent economist and Harvard University professor Lawrence Summers said on Saturday. “Except India, major emerging economies seem to be losing momentum… I think if India maximizes its potential, it could grow
