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Why Is a Widening Gulf War Lifting Oil but Sinking Gold and Silver?
Macro Snapshot: The week ending 30 October brought the kind of news that once sent buyers into gold. Reuters reported the first known successful limpet-mine strike on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz since the war began in February, and Houthi forces claimed strikes on Saudi refineries. Washington ordered non-emergency government staff out of Saudi Arabia amid reports that US strikes on Iran could resume after the 3 November midterm elections. Brent rose 13.6% over October, with the expiring
Why Is a Widening Gulf War Lifting Oil but Sinking Gold and Silver?
Macro Snapshot: The week ending 30 October brought the kind of news that once sent buyers into gold. Reuters reported the first known successful limpet-mine strike on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz since the war began in February, and Houthi forces claimed strikes on Saudi refineries. Washington ordered non-emergency government staff out of Saudi Arabia amid reports that US strikes on Iran could resume after the 3 November midterm elections. Brent rose 13.6% over October, with the expiring
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Endiama, Sodiam Join Natural Diamond Council
Mumbai: Angola’s two leading state-owned diamond institutions, ENDIAMA E.P. and SODIAM E.P., have formally announced their joint commitment to generic category marketing by joining the Natural Diamond Council (NDC) as contributing members, effective July 1, 2025. As the third-largest global producer of natural diamonds and one of the most promising in terms of future deposit discoveries, Angola continues to strengthen
GJEPC Champions Diamond Sustainability at Russia Forum
Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) made a strong statement on diamond sustainability and global collaboration at the 28th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) held in Russia on 19 June. Representing India at the forum were Mr. Kirit Bhansali, Chairman, GJEPC; and Mr. Ajesh Mehta, Convener, Diamond Panel, GJEPC. The GJEPC delegation also met Mr. Pavel
HRD Ceases Certifying Synthetic Diamonds
Antwerp: HRD Antwerp, the Antwerp-based diamond laboratory and subsidiary of the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), has announced that it will cease certifying synthetic diamonds. With this decision, HRD becomes the first and only diamond lab in the world to focus exclusively on natural diamonds. The move reaffirms Antwerp’s role as the international hub for natural diamond trading and marks
GJEPC Signs Historic ‘Luanda Accord’
Luanda: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has signed yesterday ‘The Luanda Accord’ in Luanda, Angola alongside the Mining Ministers of Angola, Botswana, South Africa, and Namibia, in collaboration with prominent industry bodies such as AWDC, Belgium, DMCC, Dubai, and De Beers. As the leading global organization driving the international growth of the jewellery industry, GJEPC’s efforts are
Platinum Jewellery Sales Rise in Key Markets
Hong Kong: In the latest Platinum Jewellery Business Review (PJBR) Q2 2022, Platinum Guild International (PGI) reports a continued recovery in platinum jewellery sales in India, Japan and the United States in the second quarter of 2022, despite the lingering effects of the pandemic and rising inflation. In part, the upswing has been fuelled by a series of marketing programmes
GJEPC Held 6th India Rough Gemstone Sourcing Show
Jaipur: The 6th edition of the India Rough Gemstone Sourcing Show (IRGSS), organised by GJEPC, was inaugurated in Jaipur on 31st August 2022 by Sugrive Meena, Commissioner of Customs, Jaipur. The three-week-long exhibition ends on 20th September 2022. It features an assortment of rough emeralds displayed by the Gemfields-owned Kagem Mining Limited, Zamiba. Vipul Shah, Chairman, GJEPC, said, “First held
Bhoomi Poojan of Mega CFC at SEEPZ
Mumbai: Boomi Poojan of the state-of-the-art Mega Common Facility Centre (CFC) at SEEPZ was held in the presence of Mr. Piyush Goyal, Hon’ble Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs & Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, Government of India, who attended the event virtually; Mr. Shyam Jagannathan, Zonal Development Commissioner, SEEPZ, Mumbai; Mr. C.P Singh Chauhan, Joint Development Commissioner,
Seventh Cycle of De Beers Fetches $638 mln.
Gaborone: De Beers raked in $630 million from the seventh rough diamond sales cycle of 2022 compared to $522 million, a year earlier or $638 million during the sixth sales cycle of the year. Group chief executive Bruce Cleaver said rough diamond sales continued at a steady level in the seventh sales cycle of 2022. “In line with normal seasonal
