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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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Demand for Indian Gold Jewellery to Rise
Mumbai: India’s gems and jewellery exporters are set to shine brighter than domestic retailers. Positive signs from export destinations such as higher disposable income and consumer spending as well as improvements in consumer confidence is set to support export volumes of gems and jewellery, maintain analysts. An economic recovery is also set to benefit exporters, reports Mineweb.com. Indian exporters are
IGI Becomes Premier Affiliate Sponsor of NCDIA
New York: The International Gemological Institute (IGI) has joined the Natural Color Diamond Association (NCDIA) as its first premier affiliate member. With an aim to educate consumers and increase global demand and desire for natural color diamonds, NCDIA is a not-for-profit, membership-based organization. Beyond the record-breaking blue and orange diamonds sold recently at auctions, the association has been working to
ADB to Participate in Int’l Diamond Week
Ramat Gan: The Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) announced that a delegation of the Antwerp Diamond Bourse (Beurs voor Diamanthandel) will join colleagues from the Diamond Dealers Club of New York to take part in the International Diamond Week at the Israel Diamond Exchange, from Monday, September 1 to Thursday, September 4. “We’re very pleased that the Antwerp Diamond Bourse will
EGL International Clarifies…
Ramat Gan: EGL International Managing Partner and CEO Guy D. Benhamou has categorically refuted claims made on a regional television station in the United States that EGL’s grading standards were lower than those of its competitors. He added that it was untrue that EGL had been contacted for comment on the case by the TV station as claimed in an
Israel Diamond Jewelry Association Launched
Ramat Gan: The International Diamond Week in Israel (IDWI) is focusing attention this time on diamond jewelry and its importance in winning the heart of the consumer. The Israel Diamond Jewelry Association (IDJ) was officially launched yesterday at a ceremony held amidst an exhibition showcasing diamond jewelry produced by companies within the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE). The IDJ Statement of
CVD Diamonds Sold with GIA Certificates
Mumbai: A Diamond Intelligence Briefs (DIB) investigation has revealed that a vendor on the leading online global wholesale platform, Alibaba, has offered CVD lab-grown diamonds with GIA certificates. The seller, International Trading Corporation (ITC) claimed to have an ability to supply 10,000 carats of CVD diamonds per week and that it has a “stock of more than 25,000 IGI and
Excellent Results for Rajesh Exports in Q3
Mumbai: Rajesh Exports reported an excellent set of results for the quarter ended December 2015 which are in-line with our estimates, says an Update Report provided to G2J by ‘Evaluate Research’. Management has decreased its revenue growth guidance for FY03/2017 due to a negative impact from currency volatility and a slowing global economy. Rajesh Exports has projected revenue growth in
DPA Announces Senior Positions
New York: The Diamond Producers Association (DPA) has announced the appointments of Stephen Lussier as Chairman, Jim Pounds as Vice Chairman and Jean-Marc Lieberherr as Chief Executive Officer, all with immediate effect. Stephen is Executive Vice President of Marketing at The De Beers Group of Companies, as well as Chief Executive Officer of its Forevermark brand. Jim is Executive Vice
