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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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WJH Exports Jewelry Produced in its Free Zone
Panama: The World Jewelry Hub (WJH) has reported the first export of finished jewelry manufactured in the WJH Free Zone. The transaction was managed under the center’s expanded free-zone license, which now permits the establishment of manufacturing facilities within its jurisdiction. “This was a small export, but a giant step for the World Jewelry Hub,” said Mahesh Khemlani, President of
NDT to Unveil 4 Record Breaking Stones at JCK
Las Vegas: Validating its revolutionary technology for producing stunning lab-grown gem quality diamonds, New Diamond Technology (NDT), based in St. Petersburg, Russia will unveil four record breaking stones certified in Hong Kong by International Gemological Institute (IGI) at JCK Las Vegas 3 – 6 June 2016, booth № B41184 in “First Look” neighborhood. “We are thrilled by the opportunity to
Israeli Diamonds to Shine at JCK Las Vegas
Ramat Gan: Israeli diamonds will shine once again at JCK Las Vegas, which takes place from June 3 to June 6, 2016. The Israeli Diamond Industry (IsDI) will again be among the largest international exhibitor groups, with some 60 Israeli diamond companies participating. According to the Israel Diamond Institute (IDI), the Israel Diamond Pavilion will this year comprise 34 exhibitors,
India Claims KP Chair in 2019
Dubai: Representatives of the European Union (EU) and India participating in the KP Intersessional which took place in Dubai from May 23-26 presented a coordinated proposal under which the EU will be KP Vice-Chair in 2017 and KP Chair in 2018, while India will become KP Vice-Chair in 2018 and assume the position of KP Chair in 2019. Tung-Lai Margue,
IGI Becomes Premier Affiliate Sponsor of NCDIA
New York: The International Gemological Institute (IGI) has joined the Natural Color Diamond Association (NCDIA) as its first premier affiliate member. With an aim to educate consumers and increase global demand and desire for natural color diamonds, NCDIA is a not-for-profit, membership-based organization. Beyond the record-breaking blue and orange diamonds sold recently at auctions, the association has been working to
ADB to Participate in Int’l Diamond Week
Ramat Gan: The Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) announced that a delegation of the Antwerp Diamond Bourse (Beurs voor Diamanthandel) will join colleagues from the Diamond Dealers Club of New York to take part in the International Diamond Week at the Israel Diamond Exchange, from Monday, September 1 to Thursday, September 4. “We’re very pleased that the Antwerp Diamond Bourse will
EGL International Clarifies…
Ramat Gan: EGL International Managing Partner and CEO Guy D. Benhamou has categorically refuted claims made on a regional television station in the United States that EGL’s grading standards were lower than those of its competitors. He added that it was untrue that EGL had been contacted for comment on the case by the TV station as claimed in an
Rio Tinto showcases “Oculus Rift” technology
Las Vegas: Rio Tinto Diamonds is bringing the mine to the marketplace by using innovative Oculus Rift technology to provide an interactive virtual journey into its Diavik Diamond Mine in the remote Northwest Territories of Canada. The Oculus Rift will debut at the Rio Tinto booth at the world’s largest diamond jewellery trade show, the JCK Luxury Show, in Las
