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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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Six More Arrested in GIA Hacking Case
Mumbai: Six more people have been arrested in relation to the hacking of Gemological Institute of America (GIA) diamond-grading reports by outside parties as the investigation into the case continues. A total of eight arrests have now been made as a result of cooperation between the GIA, the Indian authorities and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the contractor that supports GIA
Diamond Production will be only 62 Mln. Ct. in '30
New York: The Global Research and Consultancy firm Frost & Sullivan´s report indicates shows that production of mined diamonds will diminish from the current level of around 125 million carats in 2015 to only 62 million carats in 2030. Whereas the annual demand for diamonds worldwide will reach 221 million carats by 2030. According to Madestones, the larger producer in
De Beers’ First Sight of 2016 Valued at $540 Mln
Gaborone: Anglo American plc has announced that De Beers’ first Sight of 2016 improved significantly to $540 million – more than double the final Sight of 2016, valued at $248 million. The company, in a press statement said that a number of factors influenced the increase in polished prices, including a positive US holiday retail season, lower levels of rough
CSR Came under Focus at Vicenzaoro
Milan: Corporate Social Responsibility strategy in the gemstone and jewellery sectors came under focus at a well-attended seminar conducted during the VICENZAORO January trade show, in Vicenza, Italy, on January 24. The seminar was part of CIBJO’s and Fiera di Vicenza’s joint programme to promote CSR education in the jewellery sector, and also was supported by Gemfields PLC, the world’s
"Be Sensitive To Festival Dates": WFDB
Antwerp: The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) is calling on international trade fair organizers to “be sensitive to dates” when scheduling events so they don’t fall on religious festivals and thus prevent some industry members from taking part. “The fast expanding number of trade shows and exhibitions held across the world has often been scheduled in such a way
AGS Launches Virtual Guild
New York: The American Gem Society (AGS) has launched a virtual guild, which is open to all members of the trade. The first GoTo Guilds meeting will be a presentation by Peter Yantzer, executive director of AGS Laboratories, on “Light Performance 101,” an in-depth primer on the American Gem Society’s Light Performance Cut Grade on July 8. “Originally, the intention
Quality Label ‘Antwerp’s Most Brilliant’
Antwerp: The City of Antwerp and the AWDC awarded three additional Antwerp jewelers the quality label ‘Antwerp’s Most Brilliant’, indicating they meet the strictest requirements in terms of quality, service and transparency. Antwerp’s Most Brilliant was launched earlier this year and collects the city’s most qualitative and reliable jewellers, living up to Antwerp’s reputation as a diamond centre of excellence.
“Please Withdraw Gold Import Curbs…”
New Delhi: Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that her ministry has recommended that the finance ministry seriously consider easing import curbs on gold to help the beleaguered gems and jewellery export sector, reports The Economic Times. Speaking to ET, Sitharaman, who is also minister of state for finance, said that while the current account deficit (CAD) crisis had been somewhat
