Citigroup says Venezuela deal covered $1.6 billion in gold
Citigroup Inc. said it entered into a financing deal with Venezuela’s central bank in 2015 essentially using $1.6 billion of gold held at the Bank of England as collateral.
A subsidiary bought the precious metal...
Gold and graphene now used in biosensors to detect diseases
Graphene and gold are now being used in ultrasensitive biosensors to detect diseases at the molecular level with near perfect efficiency.
In a paper published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, scientists with the University of...
GJEPC’s White Paper on Diamond Financing Proposes Solutions on Certain Critical Issues
The White Paper prepared by The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) for release at the Banking Summit to be held in Mumbai on May 11 proposes a number of solutions to specific...
Gold eases from 1-week high as dollar nudges up
Gold prices inched lower on Tuesday, moving away from a one-week high hit in the previous session, as the dollar rebounded amid the European Union parliamentary election results and simmering Sino-US trade tensions.
Markets were...
Claudia Bradby to raise money for charity with exclusive royal wedding auction
Royal wedding fever is well and truly upon us and pearl specialist Claudia Bradby Jewellery is marking the special occasion by raising money for the cancer charity, Maggie’s.
Starting on May 14, Claudia Bradby...
GJEPC Hosts Export Promotion Seminars in Surat and Jaipur
The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) hosted two seminars – in Jaipur on June 15 and Surat on June 16– on various issues related to the promotion of exports.
The Surat seminar, hosted...
Gold imports dip 31.25% during April-May 2018-19: Government
Gold imports dipped by 31.25 per cent to USD 6.05 billion during April-May 2018 on account of various curbs introduced by the government to check inbound shipments,
Parliament was informed today.
The government has introduced several...
GIA and Princeton University Collaborate on Research for Secure Communications
As diamonds form a key component in highly secure quantum communications network, scientists at Princeton University approached the GIA to collaborate on diamond research.
The prestigious university “called on GIA’s expertise in gemmological research and...
BDB: Competitive Pre-Diwali Prices Will Benefit Visitors to Second Bharat Diamond Week
Visitors to the second edition of the Bharat Diamond Week that will take place from October 8-10, will benefit from competitive pre-Diwali prices, office bearers of the organiser, Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) have said.
At...
GJEPC Chairman Addresses 11th International Gold Summit in Delhi
GJEPC Chairman Pramod Agrawal today urged all stakeholders in the gold industry to work together towards reducing the Current Account Deficit (CAD) in the country. He was speaking at the Inaugural Session of the...
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