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GJF Appoints New Chairman
India's Gems & Jewellery Trade Federation (GJF) appointed Haresh Chamanbhai Soni as its chairman for the 2013 to 2015 period.Soni, whose appointment was made official at a ceremony in Mumbai, will replace Bachhraj Bamalw and...
Retail Apr 17, 2013 Deena Taylor
India Budget FY14
India's Budget Offers No Surprises For Jewelry Trade
Members of India’s gem and jewelry trade were relieved that the government didn’t further hike ‎the country’s gold import duty as part of the federal budget for fiscal 2013-14 but they were also...
Polished Markets Feb 28, 2013 Dilipp S Nag
Gold Bars
Higher Import Duty to Increase Gold Smuggling in India
, The increased gold import duty imposed by India's government may lead to more smuggling activity, but the tax is unlikely to have much of an impact on consumer demand in the world's largest gold market, industry observers said....
Financial-Legal Jan 22, 2013 Dilipp S Nag
India Forms Committee to Tackle Undisclosed Lab Grown Diamonds
India’s various gems and jewelry industry associations have formed a committee to tackle the ‎issue of undisclosed lab-grown diamonds. The committee members are from the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), the ‎All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation (GJF), the Bharat...
Polished Markets Jul 16, 2012 Dilipp S Nag
Jewelry Store Window
India Removes Excise Duty on Jewelry
The Indian government has withdrawn the excise duty on branded jewelry and the proposed duty ‎on unbranded jewelry much to the relief of the industry and consumers.‎‎“The outpouring of sentiment both within and outside...
Retail May 07, 2012 Dilipp S Nag
Jewelry Sales India
High Gold Prices Hurt Consumer Demand on Akshaya Tritiya
Consumer demand for gold was tepid due to high prices on Akshaya Tritiya, one of the most auspicious days in the Hindu calendar to buy precious metal and jewelry. Sales improved by value from 2011, but...
Retail Apr 25, 2012 Dilipp S Nag
Jewelry Sales India
Indian Jewelers Suspend Strike Until May 11
Indian jewelers and bullion traders suspended their 21-day strike and opened the business from today following favorable assurance from the Finance Minister, Pranab Mukherjee regarding their demand.“We have deferred the...
Manufacturing Apr 06, 2012 Dilipp S Nag
Jewelry Store Window
India Re-Considers Duty on Unbranded Jewelry
India's Finance Minister, Pranab Mukherjee, is re-considering his budget proposal to tax unbranded jewelry following major protests by local jewelers across the country. He is also examining the issue of making PAN card declaration mandatory for...
Retail Mar 29, 2012 Dilipp S Nag
GJEPC
GJEPC Expresses Dismay at Imposition of 1% Excise on Jewelry
Press Release: In a ''survival or a rather politically safe'' budget, the finance minister had announced one-sided measures to control the forex reserves of the country by making gold and silver dearer for the consumer. It has been...
Retail Mar 27, 2012 GJEPC
FICCI
FICCI Suggests Ways to Finance Industry Growth
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) on Thursday organized its third annual Gems & Jewelry Conference in Mumbai, with an aim to ''build bridges'' between the banking sector and this industry to maintain...
Financial-Legal Nov 25, 2011 Dilipp S Nag
Mumbai Fair
UBM to Hold Mumbai Jewellery & Gem Fair in December
Press Release: Following in the footsteps of two successful fairs that take place in Hyderabad and Chennai annually, it’s all systems go for the launch of the Mumbai Jewellery & Gem Fair, which will take...
Marketing Oct 05, 2011 UBM
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