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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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GJEPC Holds Certificate Course on G&J Export Process in Rajkot
Mumbai: GJEPC’s Surat Regional Office organised a two-day certificate course on ‘Export Process for the gem and jewellery industry’ in Rajkot on 11th-12th June, 2022. The course was specially designed for the gem and jewellery industry and covered all the practical aspects of the export process, including Product Selection, Market Selection, Searching Buyers, Risk Management, Export Documentation, Role of Various
E-Commerce Jewellery Exports through Courier Route
Mumbai: As announced by Indi’s Finance Minister Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman in the 2022-23 budget, the Finance Ministry has come up with draft Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) for facilitating e-commerce jewellery exports through the courier route. The aim is to provide a simplified regulatory framework for manufacturers and traders who want to export jewellery through e-commerce. The new rule would permit
GIA to Shut down its Antwerp Grading Lab
Antwerp: GIA is to close its Antwerp grading lab, saying it is no longer economically viable. It will stop taking submissions on 1 July and cease trading altogether on 31 July. GIA indicated back in August 2020 that it could close or scale down the Antwerp operation. The Covid pandemic added to its woes, on top of a shift to
GemAtlas Launches New GA Demand App
London: GemAtlas.com, a global networking platform for the gems and jewellery industry has today launched a new App, GA Demand App, to cater to the polished diamond requirements of the Indian marketplace. The App will allow users to post specific requirements for certified and non-certified single and parcel stones for both Natural and Lab-Grown Polished Diamonds. To get instant leads
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
