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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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Gold Smuggling Arrests Jump 750% YoY in India
Mumbai, 14th April: While cases of gold smuggling in India have jumped 265% from 40 in 2012-13 to 146 in 2013-14, the number of people arrested has shot up by 750%, from 30 in 2012-13 to 255 in 2013-14, data from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence shows, according to a report published in Mineweb. “Gold imports through the legal channel have
Modi Urges G&J Sector to Step up to the Next Level
Mumbai: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the members of gems and jewellery sector to step up to the next level and create “Make in India” Brand. Speaking at a felicitation programme organized by GJEPC, GJF and AIJAC on July 23rd at New Delhi, PM assured the sector an unstinted support towards all strategic initiatives leading towards “Make in India”
Forevermark Redefines Branded Diamonds
Announces New Initiatives at the Forevermark Forum in Pune Pune: Forevermark, the diamond brand known for beautiful, rare and responsibly sourced diamonds, held a three-day interactive conference, The Forevermark Forum, from 19th July to 21st July 2016 in Pune. Each year, the Forum sees the attendance of prominent Diamantaires, Manufacturers and leading Jewellers from across the country, who come together,
CIBJO President Reports on its CSR Programme
Milan: CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri has reported on the World Jewellery Confederation’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainability programme to the High-Level Segment of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), which currently is taking place in New York. CIBJO was one of only a handful of NGOs invited to make an oral statement at the session. The High-Level
Namibia Discovers New Diamond Deposits
Windhoek: Discoveries of diamonds on land along Namibia’s coastline in the southern Atlantic may extend ground-based mining operations by another 50 years, said the country’s Finance Minister, Calle Schlettwein, according to a report published in Bloomberg. Namibia is the world’s largest producer of marine gems. Namdeb Diamond Corp., jointly owned by the Namibian government and De Beers, came across diamond
