Tag: bourse

Russia, hit by new US sanctions, halts dollar and euro trade on main bourse

By Alexander Marrow and Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) -New U.S. sanctions against Russia have forced an immediate suspension of trading in dollars and euros on its leading financial marketplace, the Moscow Exchange. The exchange and the central bank rushed out statements on Wednesday – a public holiday in Russia – within an hour of Washington announcing […]

India’s Modi says new diamond bourse in Gujarat to create 150,000 jobs

By Dhwani Pandya MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s Surat diamond bourse will create 150,000 new jobs and become a “one-stop shop” for artisans and businessmen, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said as he inaugurated the new bourse in Gujarat. Surat, in Gujarat state, where Modi originally hails from, cuts and polishes 90% of world’s rough diamonds and […]