DPMC ready to run on April 10!

Gold Price Outlook would be focussed

World Silver Survey would be unveiled!

The Dubai Precious Metals Conference (DPMC) 2019 is ready to open on April 10 & run until 11 at Atlantis, The Palm-Dubai. The arena is ready highlight its’ theme, Unlocking Growth in Global Precious Metals, where industry experts from all over the world will discuss key topics: 1: Central Banks' Approach to Gold, 2: Emerging Technologies Affecting Precious Metals Industry, 3: Mining and Return of Hedging, 4: Jewellery - Relevance in the Changing Landscape and 5: Opportunities and Challenges in White Metals!

Central Banks Approach to Gold, this panel will discuss the impact of factors such as loss of faith in fiat currencies, trade spats and safe-haven aspects of gold in influencing Central Banks’ approach to gold and what course it might take going forward, given preference of certain central banks in increasing their gold reserves lately.

Emerging Technology Affecting Precious Metals Industry, the panel will discuss and gauge the current mindset of mines in terms of whether to hedge or not in the wake of rising nominal dollar interest rates creating an attractively positive forward yield curve for the first time since the GFC in 2008, and what impact that might have on rest of the precious metals community (for example, effects on demand, supply and price of gold).

Mining and Return of Hedging, this panel will discuss and gauge the current mind-set of mines in terms of whether to hedge or not in the wake of rising nominal dollar interest rates creating an attractively positive forward yield curve for the first time since the GFC in 2008, and what impact that might have on rest of the precious metals community (for example, effects on demand, supply and price of gold).

Jewellery-Relevance in the Changing Landscape, this panel will discuss decline in global demand for jewellery, examine its relevance going forward, and what steps might jewellers take to arrest or reverse this decline. Also under evaluation will be the impact of VAT on UAE’s jewellery sector one year on.

Opportunities and Challenges in White Metals, this panel will discuss and gauge the current mind-set of mines in terms of whether to hedge or not in the wake of rising nominal dollar interest rates creating an attractively positive forward yield curve for the first time since the GFC in 2008, and what impact that might have on rest of the precious metals community (for example, effects on demand, supply and price of gold).

Apart from the above, Price Outlook would be focussed and the World Silver Survey would be unveiled is published by The Silver Institute, it provides market participants with supply and demand statistics for key sectors of the silver market, as well price and trade data.