Jewellery
Cars, jewellery and cigerattes to cost more
29 Feb 2016
India’s gold demand to rise again this year: WGC
11 Feb 2016
India remained the second biggest consumer of gold in 2015 after China, where demand last year rose 3 per cent to 984.5 tonnes
In DeLand, get a free bang with your bling
26 Dec 2015
In an attention-grabbing marketing move, this jewellery store in DeLand, USA is offering a free shotgun with every jewellery purchase above a certain amount
Jewellers’ body proposes to launch spot exchange for gold
09 Dec 2015
The idea of setting up an exchange for physical gold follows the lukewarm response to the government’s efforts to tap gold lying with temples, trusts and households with its gold monetisation scheme
Cabinet clears gold bond, monetisation schemes
09 Sep 2015
India is estimated to have 20,000 tonnes of domestic stock of gold, which, as finance minister Arun Jaitley stated in his budget speech, is mostly neither traded nor monetized
Rajesh Exports buys world's top gold refiner Valcambi for $400 mn
27 Jul 2015
The world's largest gold jewellery maker, Rajesh Exports Ltd, has acquired Swiss gold refinery Valcambi, the world's largest gold refiner, in an all-cash deal worth $400 million
Govt announces gold accounts scheme, seeks feedback
19 May 2015
The proposed policy allows a depositor to open a gold account with a minimum of 30 grams of gold and also exempts interest earned on such deposits from income tax and capital gains tax
RBI lifts gold import curbs ahead of budget
19 Feb 2015
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