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Ghana joins WorldSkills Joins as the 81st Member! Global mission to bring the power of Skills to young people across the world “It is with a great pleasure that we announce Ghana as the 81st Member of WorldSkills International. Ghana was one of six countries to take part in the first WorldSkills Africa Competition in Kigali last year, winning five medals in the Rwandan capital, including gold for Cooking and silver in Hairdressing and Electrical Wiring.   It was introduced to the WorldSkills movement following a UNESCO conference in China and confirmed its intention to join after visiting WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017” said WorldSkills International officially. Ghana joins in time for WorldSkills Kazan 2019 and will also be taking part in its first General Assembly in Russia. It becomes the seventh African country to join WorldSkills and the first from West Africa. Speaking recently, Dr Fred Kyel Asamoah, the Executive Director of Ghana’s Council for Technical a

ICA announces International Poster Competition 2019 ICA announces International Poster Competition, October 2019 with the main theme of the coming poster competition will be “Gemstone-a genuine treasure to hold on to” In the light of this concept ICA invite graphics designers worldwide to design a poster (or posters) which include a design of a piece of any kind of jewelry adorned with colored gemstones. The prizes will be sent to the winning designer after the conclusion of the ICA Congress in Bangkok. The International Colored Gemstone Association (ICA) will have its biannual congress in Bangkok Thailand on October 12-15, 2019. This is the third time that Bangkok is hosting ICA congress since ICA foundation in 1984. Previous congresses were events to remember. During the years of its inception, ICA has become one of the international leading jewelry and gemstone trade organizations. Traditionally, ICA conducts during its congresses a poster competition dedicat

Alrosa, the 4 th Top among   Global mining companies! Alrosa, the world’s largest diamond mining company, ranked fourth globally and first in Russia among mining companies by total shareholder return (TSR) in the 2019 Value Creators report, a ranking compiled by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). TSR is a key metric that shows the return to a company's shareholder, combining share price movements and dividends paid. The 2019 Value Creators ranking covers companies whose capitalisation exceeds USD 3.5 bn. According to the BCG analysts, Alrosa delivered an average TSR of 29.9% over the five years from 2014 through 2018, well above the industry’s median of 3.1%. The Value Creators Rankings have been published annually since 1999. This year, it covered around 2,250 companies that trade at least 20% of their shares in public capital markets and have been listed on a world stock exchange for the last five years. The companies are organised into 33 industry groups an

Good exchange and ideas To forge the way forward for KP KP Plenary Session scheduled To be held Delhi in November 2019 India, as the KP Chair for 2019, successfully hosted the KP Intersessional meeting in Mumbai. The meeting which started on 17thJune concluded today, 21st June 2019. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) Intersessional Meeting 2019 is an annual mid-year event of KPCS – a tri-partite mechanism that unites participating governments, diamond industry and civil society. KPCS is an international mechanism mandated by UN to reduce the flow of conflict diamonds which were being used to finance wars against legitimate governments. Mr. Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi, KP Chair and Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) hosted and addressed over 200KP delegates from 82 countries including the US, Russian Federation, European Union, Canada, China, Israel, Australia, UAE, and several producing countries from Africa– Sierra Leone, DR Congo, Angola,

Risky exporters are 3.5% of the total exporters! Why Manual checks in IGST refunds introduced! Some newspapers have highlighted a perceived set-back to the automated process of refunds for exporters under GST on account of the introduction of manual checks to curb large scale frauds in IGST refunds. These news items regrettably create a misleading impression that genuine exporters would suffer on account of the newly introduced verification process. The CBIC has recently instructed its Customs and GST formations to verify the correct availment of input tax credit (ITC) by few exporters who are perceived as “risky” on the basis of pre-defined risk parameters. Only 5,106 risky exporters have been identified so far as against about 1.42 lakh total exporters.   Thus the risky exporters are only 3.5% of the total exporters.   Further, in the last two days i.e. 17.06.2019 and 18.06.2019 only 1,436 Shipping Bills filed by total 925 exporters have been interdicted. C

US$345K industry training initiative When Nicholas Simukoko and Sonny Kanyinji enrolled at the University of Zambia and Copperbelt University respectively, they had dreams of completing their studies, working in the mining industry and improving their families’ lives. While they were exceptional students, both men faced financial hardships that threatened to cut their studies short and derail any hopes they had of providing a better life for their families. “It was hard for me to concentrate at school because it was difficult to raise my school fees. I could not study peacefully,” said Mr Simukoko, who was being supported by his single parent mother and was not on the government bursary programme. Mr Kanyinji faced a similar struggle. But they did not give up, and despite all the hardships they faced, they concentrated on their studies and excelled at their schoolwork. Their hard work paid off when they were selected to benefit from Kagem Mining’s US$345,000 industry

Irasva offers, Where…Sky is the limit! Irasva, the newest jewellery destination for liberated women, introduces its foremost collection of invigorating jewels with encouraging stories - Skyward Bound by Irasva. The essence of this collection lies in the beauty of assertively soaring high to achieve lofty ambitions, braving all storms, setbacks and lulls. The collection pays tribute to this determination that finds magnificent forms to be embraced with pride every day. The Skyward Bound Collection captures the memoirs of the adventurous journey towards achieving one’s ambitions. Each piece of this collection narrates a rare story of its own, celebrating the well- deserved wings of freedom. The collection offers a wide range of options to choose from, inspiring every woman to adorn her favorite version. Artistically crafted in white, pink and yellow gold each piece exhibits a different version of freedom that the motif wings signify. Combined with superlative in-house