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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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Antwerp Diamonds Shine Again
Antwerp: The Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), the official representative of the Antwerp diamond industry, can close 2021 as the year of the comeback. With $37.23 billion in imports and exports of traded diamonds, the Belgian diamond sector is doing slightly better than in 2019, the year before the pandemic. But the Antwerp diamond sector wants above all to prepare
Fancy Colour Diamonds See Steady Price Growth in '21
New York: The Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF) said the year 2021 showed a rise in the price of 89% of all fancy colour categories. Price changes among all 128 categories tracked by the Fancy Color Diamonds Price Index ranged from -1.3% to +7.9%, with the average change in 2021 being a price increase of 1.7%. The average price of
De Beers Cycle 1 Fetches USD 660 mln.
Gaborone: De Beers’ first sales cycle of 2022 saw robust demand totalling $660 million, which was almost at the same level as $663 million recorded a year ago. Bruce Cleaver, CEO, De Beers Group, said, “As anticipated, there was strong growth in consumer demand for diamond jewellery over the end of year holiday season. As a result, we saw the
Data Driven: Rethinking in Gem & Jewellery Business
Milan: Moneyball was an Oscar-nominated film released in 2011 that told the story of the Oakland Athletics baseball team, whose general manager succeeded in putting together a winning season on a limited budget, by assembling a group of under-valued players. He did so by taking what at the time was considered an unconventional approach, and that was relying on a
WDC ‘A Champion for Natural Diamond Trade’
Antwerp: The World Diamond Council (WDC) is a champion for the natural diamond trade, with the primary objective of building confidence in natural diamonds and helping the trade sell them, according to its incoming President Ronnie VanderLinden. He was speaking at the Annual General Meeting of the WDC, which took place May 7, 2026, in Antwerp, Belgium. Taking office at
Feriel Zerouki Forced Diamond ind. to Face Itself
Antwerp: Feriel Zerouki forced the diamond industry to confront the questions it had long avoided during her presidency of the World Diamond Council (WDC), a tenure defined by service to those most exposed at the front line of the trade. Taking office at a time of rising scrutiny, tightening regulation and changing consumer expectations, Zerouki placed reform of the Kimberley
Anoop Mehta Elected as Vice President of WDC
Antwerp: Mr. Ronnie Vanderlinden was elected as the president of World Diamond Council (WDC) and Mr. Anoop Mehta was elected as Vice President of the WDC un-opposed. During the recently held AGM of WDC in Antwerp, Mr. Ronnie Vanderlinden was appointed President of WDC and Mr. Anoop Mehta who is currently serving as the President of Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB),
IAGES Grows to 550+ Accredited Partner Outlets
Mumbai: The Indian Association for Gold Excellence and Standards (IAGES), a self-regulatory body has crossed the 100+ accredited partner landmark, establish a strong presence with 550+ partner outlets. With its footprint spanning 240+ cities pan India, IAGES consolidates its position as the facilitator of trust, transparency, and standardization in the gold sector. The IAGES accreditation network today spans the entire
