According to the Interim Silver Market Review, which provides a provisional forecast and is conducted by the Thomson Reuters GFMS team on behalf of The Silver Institute, demand for silver jewellery and silverware fell 10.9 per cent to 257.6 million ounces last year. The good news is that despite ongoing global pressures, the silver jewellery … Read More →
Good fragrance can instantly lift your mood. And that’s the reason why we constantly struggle to make our perfumelast all day. Whether it’s spending hordes on expensive ones or re-applying them every few hours, we have tried it all. But maybe we are just doing it wrong? Turns out, the right spots to apply … Read More →
Be ready to shell out more for that pair of designer jeans or branded t-shirt the next time you make a trip to your favourite branded store. With tax incidence on branded apparels and other finished textile products rising to 18 per cent under the new goods and services tax (GST) regime, prices would likely … Read More →
State finance ministers attending the crucial 14th meeting of the goods and services tax (GST) Council sounded confident of rolling out the country’s largest tax reform since Independence on 1 July, but wanted the meeting to iron out some issues of local importance. Kerala finance minister Thomas Isaac told reporters in Srinagar that the state … Read More →
A colourful creation from Chopard’s 2017 Red Carpet Collection; an example of the type of piece we will see on the red carpet during the Cannes Film Festival CREDIT: CHOPARD The celebrities set to walk the red carpets over the next 11 days may have been in intense preparations, but even the most hectic schedule … Read More →
Well-loved high jewellery pieces by French jewellery house Van Cleef & Arpels are on display at an exhibition in Kyoto, Japan, which highlights artistic masterpieces that best exemplify French and Japanese techniques. The “Mastery of an Art: Van Cleef & Arpels – High Jewelry and Japanese Crafts” exhibition casts a light on the jewellery house’s Heritage … Read More →
The impending goods and services tax (GST) is forcing jewellers to replace unaccounted inventory with stocks they can show on their books. Once GST is implemented on July 1, jewellers will have to declare stocks and all subsequent sales will be at the new tax rates. Jewellers are selling old jewellery for cash or managing … Read More →