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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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Gemfields Raising Profile, Price of Gemstones
London: The Wall Street Journal writes that Gemfields PLC – a London-based company with the world’s largest emerald mine near Zambia’s border with the DRC – is “hoping to generate diamond-caliber demand for its emeralds and rubies.” The Zambian operation has helped the company dominate a fast-growing and increasingly lucrative sector. Gemfields owns 75% of the Kagem mine, with the
First Online Rough Auction by De Beers in Mumbai
Mumbai: For the first time, small and medium diamantaires will get an opportunity to participate in the rough diamond tender auction to be conducted by Diamdel, an online auction subsidiary of De Beers group, reports The Times of India. The auction will be held at the special notified zone (SNZ) in Mumbai. The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC)
Gem-A Releases the latest Journal of Gemmology
London: The Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem-A) has released the latest issue of its academic publication, The Journal of Gemmology, in collaboration with the Swiss Gemmological Institute SSEF, with the support of the American Gemological Laboratories (AGL). The current issue (Vol. 34, No. 8), released on 15 January 2016, is packed with a wide array of new content, covering
De Beers Completes Sale of Kimberley Mines
Gaborone: De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBCM) announces that it has completed the sale of Kimberley Mines (all assets, including the tailings mineral resource) to Ekapa Minerals (Pty) Limited – an investor consortium comprising Ekapa Mining (Pty) (50.1%) and Petra Diamonds Limited (49.9%), according to a press statement issued by the Company. When it first announced it was selling the mine,
GJEPC’s Banking Seminar on Saturday
Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has organized Diamond, Gem & Jewellery Banking Summit-2014 on Saturday, 28th June 2014 in Mumbai. The who’s who of Banking, Gem & Jewellery Trade and Ministry of Finance officials will be present on one platform to discuss the issues like- Aspects and Present Issues on Financing for the Gem & Jewellery
IDMA Tackles Thorny Issues at 36th WDC
Antwerp: With the close of the 36th World Diamond Congress in Antwerp, Belgium, members of the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA) concluded their deliberations, after raising and discussing a long list of topics that weigh heavily on the minds of diamond manufacturers worldwide. IDMA President Maxim Shkadov emphasized at the concluding press conference on June 19 that his organization was
IMF Urges Zimbabwe to Boost Transparency
Harare: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) stated that Zimbabwe remains committed to implementing the policies and reforms that were agreed to with an IMF-monitored program and to stay engaged with international financial institutions. The program marked its first anniversary this month and while the IMF suggested a number of guidelines to stabilize Zimbabwe’s economy, the organization also concluded that the
Russia's Rough Exports Increased by 21.5% in 1Q
Moscow: Russia’s natural rough diamond exports increased 21.5 percent on the year to 12.01 million carats in the period from January to March, the Finance Ministry said on Monday. Diamond imports dropped 2.6 times in carat terms to 8,040 carats. In monetary terms, Russia’s diamond exports rose 20.6 percent to $1.41 billion while imports halved to $16.5 million, PRIME reports.
