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Why Is a Widening Gulf War Lifting Oil but Sinking Gold and Silver?
Macro Snapshot: The week ending 30 October brought the kind of news that once sent buyers into gold. Reuters reported the first known successful limpet-mine strike on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz since the war began in February, and Houthi forces claimed strikes on Saudi refineries. Washington ordered non-emergency government staff out of Saudi Arabia amid reports that US strikes on Iran could resume after the 3 November midterm elections. Brent rose 13.6% over October, with the expiring
Why Is a Widening Gulf War Lifting Oil but Sinking Gold and Silver?
Macro Snapshot: The week ending 30 October brought the kind of news that once sent buyers into gold. Reuters reported the first known successful limpet-mine strike on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz since the war began in February, and Houthi forces claimed strikes on Saudi refineries. Washington ordered non-emergency government staff out of Saudi Arabia amid reports that US strikes on Iran could resume after the 3 November midterm elections. Brent rose 13.6% over October, with the expiring
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De Beers' Initiatives to Empower Women
Gaborone: De Beers Group today announced a three-year partnership with UN Women to accelerate the advancement of women across its organisation, in its diamond producing countries and in its marketing. As a UN Women partner, De Beers has committed to achieving parity in the appointment of women and men into senior leadership roles, investing in women micro-entrepreneurs and STEM students
CIBJO Releases Special Report
Milan: With fewer than seven weeks to go to the opening of the 2017 CIBJO Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, on November 5, 2017, the third of the CIBJO commissions’ Special Reports has been released. Prepared by Udi Sheintal, President of the organisation’s Diamond Commission, the report focuses on the terminology used both within the industry and in the consumer markets
IIDGR Strikes 4 Grading Partnerships in Asia
London: The International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR), part of De Beers Group, has established four new diamond grading partnerships with leading diamond jewellery retailers in Thailand, Vietnam and China. The partnerships, with Aurora Diamond in Thailand, DOJI Group in Vietnam and Chow Tai Seng and CHJ in China, reflect the rapidly growing demand from Asian jewellers for
KGK is ‘Manufacturer of The Year-Jewellery’
Hong Kong: KGK Group was announced as JNA Award 2017 recipient in the sixth annual JNA Awards for the category ‘Manufacturer of the Year-Jewellery’. Mr. Navrattan Kothari, Patriarch, KGK Group and Mr. Sanjay Kothari, Vice Chairman, KGK Group received the coveted award at the gala event held at the InterContinental, Hong Kong. This year, close to 100 highly qualified entries
AGL Celebrates Five Years under New Management
New York, 15th April: American Gemological Laboratories (AGL), a provider of high-quality gemstone analysis and reporting is celebrating its five-year anniversary under the stewardship of Christopher P. Smith. “Five years ago, AGL was re-privatized during one of the most difficult periods the US and world financial markets have experienced in recent decades. AGL, however, had a good reputation and we did
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
