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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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Zimbabwe to Take Over All Diamond Mines
Harare: Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe said on Thursday his government would take possession of all diamond operations because existing miners had robbed the country of its wealth. Mugabe’s comments came a week after the ministry of mines ordered all mining companies to halt work and leave the Marange fields, saying they had not renewed their licences. At the time it
India to Introduce Third Tranche of SGB Soon
New Delhi: Having raised nearly Rs 1,050 crore in the first two tranches, the government will “shortly” issue the third tranche of sovereign gold bond (SGB) for the fiscal, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das said Thursday. “It will come very shortly. I can’t say the exact time as then there will be speculations on gold prices,” Das said. The government
Forevermark Enters Thailand, Hungary & S. Korea
Gaborone: The De Beers Group of Companies announces that Forevermark has recently launched in Hungary, Thailand and South Korea. It is now available in more than 1,700 outlets in 38 consumer markets. Forevermark launched in Hungary with R-A Diamonds, a leading distributor and wholesaler for fine diamond jewellery and loose diamonds. R-A Diamonds has selected an initial eight independent retailers
More Incentives for Gold Schemes in India
New Delhi: In order to further incentivise the Gold Schemes introduced by the government earlier, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, as part of his budget announcements, announced the waiver of various taxes relating to the Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme and the Gold Monetization Scheme, 2015. For one, the redemption of bonds procured under the Sovereign Gold Bond scheme by an individual
De Beers Shares Latest Research on US Consumer Trends
London: Natural diamonds are the most desired luxury jewellery product, average purchase prices have increased 25%, Gen Z is now the second largest generation buying diamonds, and non-bridal occasions account for three-quarters of overall US demand. These are some of the key findings of De Beers Group’s latest US Diamond Acquisition Study, featuring responses from 18,500 women aged 18 –
FTAs Offer Immense Export Opportunity for Indian Jewellery
Jaipur: The Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India recently organized a focused outreach programme on “Leveraging FTAs for the Gems & Jewellery (G&J) Sector” in Jaipur, in partnership with the Gems & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). Exporters, manufacturers, MSMEs and other industry stakeholders participated in the programme. The workshop is part of the Government’s
Golconda & Ancient Diamonds: A Historical Perspective
Singapore: On the third day of 41st World Diamond Congress, on July 15, distinguished jewellery historian and author, Dr. Usha Balakrishnan, of Mumbai, India, will be presenting a lecture entitled “Golconda and Ancient Diamonds – A Historical Perspective. ” “For nearly 2,000 years, every diamond the world had ever seen came from a mystical land, now known as India. These
Call for African Unity to Defend Natural Diamond Industry
Freetown, Sierra Leone: Against a backdrop of mounting concern over the future of Africa’s diamond sector, ministers from leading diamond-producing nations convened in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on May 20, 2026, to address a challenge that is rapidly transforming the global jewellery landscape—the growing dominance of laboratory-grown diamonds. A key voice at the Council of Ministers meeting of the African Diamond
