You cannot become a superpower with a weak currency
By RN Bhaskar
India analysts have watched with amazement as they see the rupee continue to slip. It has lately been hovering around Rs.82 for each US Dollar, and is threatening to...
Surat is where the action in diamonds can be found
Dharmanandan Diamonds, established four decades ago, is among the premier players in the established Surat diamond industry with offices in three continents overall. Having seen lots of ups and downs,...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-dna-launches-its-policy-report-on-the-gems-and-jewellery-industry-2057473
A policy report on the gems and jewellery industry
dna has just put forth before the government a policy paper on “How to revive the gems and jewellery industry in India, and build on its employment and revenue potential".
A copy...
Sanjay Kothari and the transformation of the gems and jewellery trade in India
Sanjay Kothari has been a diamond industry player (Kunal Diamonds) for five decades with forward integration into jewellery. He has been involved with GJEPC since 1996 in...
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/markets/comment-gold-loans-are-they-slipping-into-grey-territory-2483755.html
The government is shortsighted about gold loans
RN Bhaskar -- Jan 15, 2018 09:04 PM IST
What is interesting about this market is that even though it has been growing in terms of total value, its growth rates have been...
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/this-is-how-government-can-clean-up-gold-trade-and-make-it-both-healthy-profitable-2327393.html
Gold - III :
Three steps which can clean up the gold trade in India
(part-I can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2017/07/india-loves-gold1/; and
part II at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2017/07/duties-taxes-corruption-government-abets-smuggling-gold/)
Rn bhaskar Jul 17, 2017 02:40 PM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com
The need for a fresh approach...
How to give India's gold a better glow yet make it part of a "Make in India" movement
You can download the full report from here:
Gold is one of the oldest industries in India employing almost 3.5 million people.
But its...
http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-policy-watch-the-key-to-turkey-s-success-2055430
The key to Turkey’s success
Monday, 26 January 2015 - 6:30am IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: dna
R N Bhaskar
The country has cleaned up and revitalised its gold trade. Can India follow suit?
Turkey is the fourth-largest consumer of gold...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/jatin-mehta-files-a-usd-5-billion-suit-against-de-beers-stanchart-and-kroll
Kroll's refusal to face facts
The Jatin Mehta submissions before the Surat court have squarely put the blame on Kroll, which it says acted in concert with De Beers and SCB. Also see report at https://asiaconverge.com/2022/07/jatin-mehta-sues-debeers-stanchart-kroll-for-5-bn/
From the court documents, it...
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/duties-taxes-corruption-how-the-government-abets-the-smuggling-of-gold-2324877.html
Gold - II
Part I can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2017/07/india-loves-gold1/
Part III can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2017/07/can-the-govt-clean-up-the-gold-trade/
Smuggling, corruption and poor low credibility afflict this industry
RN Bhaskar Jul 13, 2017 03:11 PM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com
The government itself has abetted the...
