Jewellery
RBI lifts gold curbs, allows local sale of imported metal
22 May 2014
Nominated importers will have to procure gold, if considered necessary, through two invoices – 20 per cent for exporters and the other 80 per cent one domestic users
Gold jewellery exports set to rise, says GJEPC
30 Apr 2014
India eases gold curbs, allows import by private banks
19 Mar 2014
The easing of import curbs follow large-scale smuggling and loss of revenue to the government, as jewellers and the gold trade looked for ways to circumvent import curbs
Titan eyes exports amid gold curbs, poor Indian demand
13 Mar 2014
Titan, which has a direct gold import licence but no export business, has been caught on the wrong side of the government’s 80/20 rule that means a fifth of all imports must be exported
China overtakes India as top gold consumer
19 Feb 2014
China imported 1,066 tonnes of the yellow metal in 2013 against the 975 tonnes India bought during the year, according to the World Gold Council’s Gold Demand Trends report
RBI allows refiners to import gold dore
01 Jan 2014
Govt hikes import duty on gold jewellery to 15%
18 Sep 2013
Govt hikes import tariff value of gold to $461 per 10 gm
31 Aug 2013
The move is aimed at dampening the demand for gold as India grapples with a widening current-account deficit and a tumbling rupee currency
RBI clarifies on gold import curbs
14 Aug 2013
Jewellers to suspend sales of gold bars, coins
10 Jul 2013
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