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Macro Snapshot: Three events defined the week ending June 19, and they pointed in different directions. On Monday June 15, news emerged that US and Iranian negotiators had agreed a memorandum of understanding with formal signing scheduled for June 19 in Switzerland; oil declined to a two-month low on the announcement, with Brent falling below $80 per barrel after losing roughly 15% over four sessions. On Tuesday June 16, the World Gold Council released its Central Banks Gold Reserves Survey
A Record Number of Central Banks Want to Buy More Gold: The Price Just Fell to a 4-Month Low
Macro Snapshot: Three events defined the week ending June 19, and they pointed in different directions. On Monday June 15, news emerged that US and Iranian negotiators had agreed a memorandum of understanding with formal signing scheduled for June 19 in Switzerland; oil declined to a two-month low on the announcement, with Brent falling below $80 per barrel after losing roughly 15% over four sessions. On Tuesday June 16, the World Gold Council released its Central Banks Gold Reserves Survey
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India Pavilion at Jewellery, Gem & Technology Dubai Exhibition
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GIA to Shut Down Israel Lab
Ramat Gan: The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has announced the closure of its laboratory in Ramat Gan, Israel, citing financial unsustainability. The lab, which began operations in August 2012, will shut down by the end of this year. Submissions will be rerouted to other GIA laboratories at no additional shipping cost, according to a GIA press release. GIA has
New Wastage Norms for Jewellery in India
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Gems Keep Giving Sends Funding Requests
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India Pavilion at Jewellery, Gem & Technology Dubai Exhibition
Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has organised an India Pavilion at the 3rd edition of the Jewellery, Gem & Technology Dubai 2024 show being held from 12th to 14th November 2024, at the Dubai Exhibition Centre. This year the India Pavilion is hosting 20 top Indian companies across 24 booths, showcasing an array of loose stones,
GIA to Shut Down Israel Lab
Ramat Gan: The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has announced the closure of its laboratory in Ramat Gan, Israel, citing financial unsustainability. The lab, which began operations in August 2012, will shut down by the end of this year. Submissions will be rerouted to other GIA laboratories at no additional shipping cost, according to a GIA press release. GIA has
New Wastage Norms for Jewellery in India
Mumbai: India’s Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has revised wastage norms and Standard Input Output Norms (SIONs) for jewellery , effective from 1st January 2025. DGFT had reduced the wastage norms drastically across all jewellery categories vide Public Notice No. 05/2024-25 on 27th May 2024, recognizing the impact of these drastic reductions, the Council promptly convened a stakeholder meeting
Gems Keep Giving Sends Funding Requests
New York: Gems Keep Giving (GKG), the global gemstone industry and trade initiative that supports communities in artisanal colored gemstone mining and cutting communities, calls upon industry members and players in the colored gemstone supply chain to bring suitable projects to GKG’s attention. “GKG is proud of its first project in Kamtonga, Kenya. In 2022, GKG completed a project to
