ABSTRACT “Gold” India’s most popular metal has shown three times increase in its price since the year 2007 till the year 2011. History of gold indicates that Gold price certainly follow ascending price pattern but these abnormal change in price have never occur before. This case study says about‚ what can be the various reasons or factors of this sudden change in the price trend. This report examines the relationship of gold price with various independent variables like Sensex‚ Interest rate
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trade deficit‚ is a major component of the CAD‚ and is usually covered by foreign investors bringing money into India or by dipping into the country’s forex reserves. Gold and Oil imports account for almost 70% of India’s trade deficit. The yellow metal was the second-largest commodity in India’s import basket at $53.8 billion in 2012-13‚ after crude oil imports at $169.3 billion in the same year. Oil imports are necessary‚ Gold imports aren’t. India is the world’s largest single consumer of gold
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state’s "gold village"‚ boasting more than 100 jewellery shops. Their clientele: hundreds of families who have relatives working in the Gulf. The number of gold retailers in Kerala has gone upto 5000 In spite of sky-rocketing prices of the yellow metal-from Rs.4‚395 per 10 gram in 2000 to more than Rs.20‚000 in 2011-its demand has not been seriously affected in Kerala. The South Indian states alone account for 60 per cent of gold sales in India‚ the world’s biggest gold consumer. According to industry
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configuration. Why are Sc‚ Y‚ and La included in the list of lanthanide elements 2. What is lanthanide contraction? How does it affect the chemical behavior of Zr/Hf‚ Hb/Ta‚ Mo/W ? 3. Contrast the electronic spectra of the lanthanide and transition metal ions. Why do the lanthanide ions give rise to very sharp bands in their electronic spectra and why are the magnetic properties of their complexes little affected by the nature of ligands. 4. Give a brief account of separation of lanthanide elements
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History of Fashion in the 1980s [pic] When we think of fashions from the 1980s‚ we would generally think of colorful‚ bright apparel and accessories of glam metal bands in those times. The clothing and accessories that we wear today do have a deep relation with the 1980’s fashion trends‚ as most of the current fashion comes from the clothing worn in those days. Let us take a look at what clothes‚ shoes‚ haircuts‚ and fashion accessories were being worn then. Men Hairstyles:
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Valence Electrons The valence electrons are the electrons in the last shell or energy level of an atom. They do show a repeating or periodic pattern. The valence electrons increase in number as you go across a period. Then when you start the new period‚ the number drops back down to one and starts increasing again. For example‚ when you go across the table from carbon to nitrogen to oxygen‚ the number of valence electrons increases from 4 to 5 to 6. As we go from fluorine to neon to sodium‚ the
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1. Introduction “I don’t know the key to success‚ but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.” (Bill Cosby) The reason is because there are no two people that have exactly same likes and dislikes. Everybody in this world is different. Hence trying to make everyone happy at the same time merely blow the pleaser’s mind off. Taking that quote into consideration‚ it is not only true to an individual but also to every industry. A business cannot aim to sell their products to
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Gallery‚ Tranz Boutique and Oro Bianco are available. 2.0 The General Environment 2.1 Political Jewellery retail chain Poh Kong Holdings Bhd expects the price of gold to be on an upward trend this year(2012)‚ fuelled by demand for the precious metal as investment. Movement of gold prices would depend on the political stability in Iran‚ where Poh Kong gets its supply. Poh Kong’s AGM expect that if war starts in iran‚ gold prices may increase by 30%. Last year‚ gold hit above US$1‚900 per ounce
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Innovation Title: Innovation in Rural Marketing Synopsis: Goldplus is a mass market Jewellery Brand‚ present in tier 2 and tier 3 towns only. The chain has 22 stores running and is expanding rapidly. Traditionally‚ Family jewelers have dominated jewellery market in semi-urban/rural India. The level of acquaintance‚ relationship and so called “trust” have been playing vital role in selling gold. The fact is that the purity level in these markets is very poor. The Task was to create awareness
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