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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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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Inaugural DIDGC from January 29

Doha: The inaugural Doha International Diamond & Gem Conference (DIDGC) will be held in Doha , the capital of Qatar, at The Ned, from January 29 to 31st 2025. “The conference endeavours to be different from other global industry events staged over the past few years. We are fully aware of the recent structural changes that have taken place throughout the diamond and gemstone supply

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Entries Open for Sustainability Awards 2025

Hong Kong: Informa Markets Jewellery’s Sustainability Awards by JWA (Jewellery World Awards) is back this year with a redefined set of categories! Recognising sustainability champions in the fine jewellery, gemstone and related industries, the Awards are open for entries from today until 7 April (6pm, Hong Kong Time). “Previously known as the JNA Awards, JWA was launched by Informa Markets

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IIJS Celebration & Award Night

Mumbai: Renowned Bollywood singer Javed Ali set the stage on fire with his electrifying performance at IIJS Celebration Night at Jio World Convention Centre on 4th Jan on the eve of IIJS Signature organized by India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). The crowd went ballistic when he started singing the popular Bollywood numbers! An entertaining night that left

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IJPM’s Construction to Begin this Month

Mumbai: The first-of-its-kind India Jewellery Park Mumbai’s (IJPM) construction will commence this month, announced Mr. Vipul Shah, Chairman, Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) during the inauguration of the 17th edition of India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) Signature gem & jewellery trade show at Bombay Exhibition Centre (BEC), NESCO, Goregaon East. Phase 1 of India Jewellery Park Mumbai, including the

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Mining Companies Slash Tens of Thousands of Jobs

Gaborone: Mining companies Anglo American and Lonmin are cutting tens of thousands of jobs as commodity prices fall. Anglo said it would cut 6,000 posts from office and other roles not directly related to production, according to a report published in bbc.com. The company, which has some 150,000 workers worldwide, said employee numbers would fall by 35% after the cuts,

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Falling Gold Prices Boost Demand in India: WGC

Mumbai: A fall in gold prices has boosted demand in India, the world’s second largest consumer, despite the summer months being a traditional quiet period, World Gold Council (WGC) said on Friday. It also said that fall in the gold prices are not universally perceived as “negative”. According to WGC, gold prices have fallen by 3.2 per cent in India,

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India Cuts Tariff Value on Imported Gold Again

New Delhi: The government on Friday slashed the import tariff value on gold for the second straight week to $354 per 10 gm in line with weak global prices of the precious metal. The import tariff value is the base price at which the customs duty is determined to prevent under-invoicing. Usually, the tariff value on gold and silver is

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De Beers Revises 2015 Production Guidance

Gaborone: Global diamond giant, De Beers Group, which is 85-percent owned by Anglo American, has revised its production guidance for 2015 to 29 million carats from 31 million carats. Anglo chief executive Mark Cutifani said the move was necessitated by a continuation of the market weakness of late 2014 during the first six months of the year that resulted in

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