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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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GJS-2026 Inaugurated by Mr. Uday Samant
Mumbai: The All India Gem & Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC) proudly inaugurated the 10th edition of the India Gem & Jewellery Show (GJS 2026 Diwali Edition), celebrated as #HumaraApnaShow—India’s most premium B2B jewellery exhibition—at the iconic Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai. Inaugurated 2nd October, the show will continue until October 4, 2026, bringing together jewellers, designers, buyers, and industry leaders
IAGES Brings Together Accredited Gold Ind. Stakeholders at Trust Circle
New Delhi: The Indian Association for Gold Excellence and Standards (IAGES) hosted its Trust Circle 2026 event at The Oberoi, New Delhi, bringing Accredited Partners and stakeholders from across the gold value chain together for an evening centred on trust, transparency and responsible practices in the sector. The event drew representatives from diverse segments of the gold ecosystem, including refining,
NGS, De Beers Renew Okavango Eternal Partnership
New York: The National Geographic Society (NGS) and De Beers Group have announced the renewal of the Okavango Eternal partnership for an additional five years, reaffirming their commitment to the long-term protection of the Okavango River Basin (“the Basin”) and to conservation-related livelihood opportunities for the people who live there and help steward it. One of Africa’s most vital wetland
Anera Silver Opens its First Store in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Anera Silver by Kushals announced the opening of its first store in Bengaluru’s HSR Layout on 26thSeptember, marking the beginning of an ambitious retail journey for the newly launched jewellery brand. Founded by Kalpesh Gulechha, Anera Silver has been createdwith a clear point of view to build a jewellery destination where design, craftsmanship, collections and the overall experience take
S&P Downgrades Botswana’s Outlook to Negative
Gaborone: The Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P) has revised downwards its outlook on Botswana to negative from stable, while affirming its ‘A-/A-2’ long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings. The announcement came just days after S&P’s rival, Moody’s, reaffirmed Botswana’s credit rating of A2 for foreign and domestic bonds for 2016 while also upholding a stable
Review Jewellery Incentives: India's CAG
New Delhi: India’s Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has asked the government to review export incentives to the gems and jewellery sector to safeguard revenues and prevent round-tripping. The CAG also asked the department of commerce to undertake an outcome analysis of the important schemes implemented to boost the sector from an economic, trading, and revenue perspective. All inverted duty
Popley Group Collaborates with FICCI FLO
Mumbai: Popley Group, a pioneer in luxury jewellery and lifestyle in India & Middle East for over 88 years has taken a step towards women empowerment under the auspices of FICCI FLO for their ceremony on changing of guards. FICCI Ladies Organization, (FLO) is the women wing of the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) FLO represents
Moody’s Upgrades Alrosa Rating
Moscow: Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded Russian diamond miner ALROSA’s corporate rating while reducing the rating on the probability of default. “The upgrade of ALROSA’s ratings primarily reflects the company’s strengthened business and financial profile; Moody’s expectation that its financial metrics will remain robust, despite demand and price volatility for diamonds; the company’s high profitability, positive free cash flow generation
