The Indian jewellery industry has accepted the HUID mandate. Our issue is not hallmarking; we did it with the four-digit number anyway. But there are two...
Noting that the billing process of retailers and the HUID system are not synced,M P AHAMMED, Chairman, Malabar Group, tells Srabana Lahiri that immediate action is...
The potential deal could boost BlueStone’s plans to expand aggressively in India as demand surges after the pandemic Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings is considering investing...
De Beers pushed through one of its most aggressive diamond price increases in recent years as the world’s biggest producer of the stones cashes in on...
Rural demand of gold is shooting up as farmers from Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Telangana, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu are lapping up the yellow metal due to...
Titan Co. Ltd’s jewellery revenues, which form a lion’s share of its overall revenues, had swung to growth in the December quarter. Jewellery revenues had increased...
The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council of India (GJEPC), the apex body for promotion of gems and jewellery exports, hails Government of India for the...
New Delhi: India’s gold imports in 2020 slumped to the lowest in more than a decade as the coronavirus pandemic battered demand and logistics, while higher prices...
While for most of us 2020 has been an unforgettable year in a negative sense due to the pandemic and all the hardships it brought, Nepalese...
Yasir Sultan, director of Sultan in Chennai, has his eye on the upcoming festive and wedding seasons to make up for the lost business. Stay positive,...
Literally on the face of it, a Rs 70,000-plus ($961) anti-Covid plastic face shield makes no common sense. But it’s not the sense of common-ness that Louis Vuitton (LV) will...
Gems and jewellery exports showed signs of recovery in August, rising 29.18 per cent to Rs 13,160.24 crore ($1,764.06 million) in August compared with the previous...
According to data provided by the Gem & Jewellery Export Council (GJEPC), exports in this segment touched $1.7 billion in August. It was higher than the...
KOLKATA: After months of depressed sales due to the lockdown, India’s gold jewellery trade is showing early signs of recovery, with the metal’s restocking reducing the...
GJEPC Chairman is seeing “multiple reasons to be optimistic about the holiday season ahead” In an interview with Rough & Polished, Colin Shah, Chairman of The...
After two months of washout due to lockdown, pent up demand lasted for a few weeks. Then top cities lagged but business in tier II cities...
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has added the world’s second-largest gold miner Barrick Gold Corp. to its portfolio, reported Bloomberg. The move by Buffett, seen as a the...
Imports of the yellow metal stood at $13.16 billion (about Rs 91,440 crore) in the corresponding period of 2019-20. New Delhi: India’s gold imports, which have a...
The pandemic, rising gold prices and an overall muted consumer sentiment has dealt a huge blow to India’s jewellery industry. Tanishq’s Ajoy Chawla talks to Venkata...
The same miner had earlier this month found another 70-cent diamond and deposited it at the local diamond office (Hira Karyalaya). Anandilal Kushwaha, a labourer, found...
India’s gold imports plunged 86% year-on-year in June due to record high prices and as international air travel was banned and many jewellery shops closed amid a...
There is no denying that there are many potential geopolitical and economic risks, which, if they play out, bode well for gold Gold prices surged to...
Indian gold prices have increased by 23% so far this year. Gold with 24-carat purity also crossed the Rs 50,000 per 10-gram mark recently. But why...
After lockdown restrictions were eased in Unlock 1.0, jewellery stores reopened, with measures such as visual trials, displaying jewellery on video calls, and appointment-based shopping. However,...
The world is in a state of uncertainty with the Corona virus overwhelming all aspects of life similarly. The gems and jewellery industry is severely affected....
Gold price today fell from Rs 46,995 to Rs 46,929 per 10 gram, while silver price was at Rs 48,435 per kilogram, according to the India Bullion...
Asian physical gold hubs struggled to regain footing this week as most retail customers stayed away even as some coronavirus restrictions were eased. Chinese dealers sold...
Swiss exports of gold to the United States leapt to 111.7 tonnes in April — by far the biggest monthly total on record — while shipments...
14% will never consider buying; jewellers need to meet the fashion expectations of women, says World Gold Council survey. Shattering popular belief of women’s affiliation to...
Gold price started the week on negative foot after reports from India that the country’s imports contracted for the fifth straight month in a row, falling...
Dev Shetty, President and CEO, Fura Gems in a conversation with Samit Bhatta, Publisher, The Retail Jeweller shares his company’s vision for 2024 and his future...
With global economy sinking, safety issues in operations and Covid-19 load, the Surat Diamond Association is focussing on migrants’ return and not revival of the industry....
New Delhi (Sputnik): The economic repercussions of the lockdown have jeopardised the prospects of the booming luxury goods market, including the diamond industry, in India. Faced...
Indians spend billions buying the precious metal as a status symbol, dowry for daughters, investment and a gift to temples. If there’s one thing that Indians...
India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) on Monday said it expects Jewellery sales to decline by 25 per cent in 2020-21 (April-March) on account of over 40 days...