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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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‘Made in India’ Jewellery Must Become World’s Trusted Choice: Chirag Paswan at IIJS Bharat Premiere 2026
Mumbai: Mr. Chirag Paswan, Minister of Food Processing Industries, Government of India, today inaugurated the 42nd edition of IIJS Bharat Premiere 2026 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre (BEC), NESCO, Goregaon — highlighting the Indian gem and jewellery sector’s role in strengthening Brand India on the global stage. Joining him as Guests of Honour were Mr. Paul Rowley, Executive Vice President,
WGC Launches ‘Swarnim Udaan 2047’
Mumbai: The World Gold Council (WGC) yesterday released a landmark vision document for Indian gold industry titled “Swarnim Udaan 2047: Unlocking the Full Potential of Gold Towards Viksit Bharat 2047,”. The report, developed with Monitor Deloitte as knowledge partner, sets out a long-term roadmap to reposition gold as a strategic economic lever for India’s economic growth and global competitiveness. As
IIJS Bharat Premiere 2026 Opens with New FTAs, New Markets
Mumbai: The 42nd edition of IIJS Bharat Premiere opened at the Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai, today, against the most favourable trade backdrop the Indian gem and jewellery industry has ever known. A succession of free trade agreements — with the UAE, Australia, Oman and the United Kingdom, with the European Union and New Zealand to follow — has redrawn
BDB Hosts Presentation on Fluorescence in Natural Diamonds by GIA Experts
Mumbai: In the latest round of Leadership Series talks hosted by Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB), two senior experts from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA)-Mr. Sriram Natarajan, Senior Vice President, Global Laboratory Operations, GIA, and Dr. Yun Luo, Director, Metrology and Quality Control, GIA, highlighted some of the institute’s latest scientific research into the impact of fluorescence on the appearance of natural
Alrosa Considers Partnering with GJEPC
Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) welcomed representatives from ALROSA including Evgeny Agureev, Deputy CEO, and Stanislav Martanus, Head of Customer Policy Centre, and Mr. Dmitry Amelkin, Head of Strategic Development & Polishing Division at its head office in Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB), Mumbai on 22nd October, 2021. This was the first high-level international delegation to visit
Big Jump in LGD Sales in the US
New York : Two thirds of jewelers now sell lab grown diamonds (LGDs), says a survey of over 600 independent retailers across the United States and Canada. That figure is up from just 10 per cent five years ago, according to Instore, the US magazine for the jewelry industry, which commissioned the survey. More than half (56 per cent) said the
Stop Ongoing Flow of Conflict Diamonds: KPCSC
Johannesburg: The Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition (KPCSC), which acts as an observer of the Kimberley Process on behalf of civil society, has demanded action from members of the diamond mining and jewellery industries to stop the ‘ongoing flow of conflict diamonds’.It said following a webinar held on 20 October that there are four key actions the industry can take
IIJS Signature 2022 from 6th Jan at a New Venue
Mumbai: After the tremendous success of IIJS Premiere in Bengaluru in September 2021, the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) now announces the dates and venue for the 14th edition of IIJS Signature. The show will be held from 6th to 9th January 2022 at JIO World Convention Centre (JWCC), a prestigious new exhibition space in Mumbai. IIJS Signature
