“I never wear perfume in private,” says Francis Kurkdjian. The statement comes as a bit of a surprise when you consider that it came from the mouth of an international star perfumer. The 53-year-old created the iconic “Le Mâle” for Jean Paul Gaultier and has already released a whole range of exquisite niche fragrances under his own name. His expressive compositions might not suggest it, but Kurkdjian’s motto is “less is more.” But in the case of his latest olfactory project, it was a bit too little.
Indian rice exporters have decided to ship basmati rice to Iran only once morest letter of credit (LC) or cash due to non-payment of dues amounting to Rs 700 crore amid a currency crisis in the Gulf nation.
All India Rice Exporters Association (AIREA) has written to Government Trading Corporation (GTC) of Iran regarding their decision as the latter has failed to pay for new season crop that arrived in the market in November-December last year and shipped during January-March.
“We have written to GTC that exports can only be done according to rules of the Indian government, which allows exports only through opening of LC or cash once morest documents,” Vinod Kaul, executive director of AIREA told ET, “We have yet to hear from GTC.”
Earlier, GTC was given payment conditions of three months of credit.
Though private importers in Iran do import basmati rice, these days GTC is mostly buying the commodity through floating of tenders.
Iran is one of the largest buyers of basmati rice from India.
“There is a severe currency crisis in Iran,” Kaul said.The Iranian rial has tumbled significantly once morest the US dollar in recent months, making imports far more expensive and sapping the purchasing power of ordinary Iranians.
From regarding 300,000 rials once morest the US dollar in September, the Iranian currency slumped to regarding 600,000 rials once morest the dollar by February end. It has made some recovery this month, but the country continues to reel under high inflation.
There is also an acute shortage of US dollar in Iran as Iranians are turning to the greenback and gold to protect their savings amid fears that the US sanctions are likely to remain as talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal are stalled.
Gurnam Arora, joint managing director of Kohinoor Foods, said prices of basmati rice internationally have risen to $300 per tonne as the yield of basmati rice in India has been less this year.
“In the domestic market, prices have appreciated by 30% and have touched Rs 95-100 per kg,” Arora said.
India’s annual basmati rice production hovers between 8.2-9 million tonnes. Of this, 4.5 million tonnes of rice are exported to the global markets. The largest buyers are the Middle East countries.
Before the US sanctions, Iran was the largest buyer with 1.3 million tonnes of imports. Now, the country buys 0.9 million tonnes of basmati rice from India.
His story with Barranquilla would go to another level, from Atlético Junior to the highest political office.
Julio Comesaña. Photo: Dimayor
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March 30, 2023, 11:03 am. m.
Julio Comesaña said it clearly: “more than a project I am looking for a purpose”. Thus, subtle but emphatic, he canceled the possibility of continuing to arrive as a firefighter in each crisis of Atlético Junior.
In a chat with Caracol Radio, the Colombian-Uruguayan referred to a rumor that is going around in Barranquilla and that, at least, did not surprise him.
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In fact, he was encouraged to leave that option very open: “I am in a transition stage. I went from player to coach and now I’m going from coach to another place”.
And he added: “I don’t know if I win, but I’m going to make someone lose. I am going to get the votes of someone ”, referring to the great recognition that he has in the city and the affection that many show him following the titles that he won as DT of the Junior of Barranquilla.
One of the richest men in the world had to pay US$1 billion (C$1.9 billion) to his ex-wife who left him for another woman following 40 years of marriage.
Caryl, 69, and her ex-husband Israel Englander, a 74-year-old billionaire and hedge fund titan, have been married since 1975, and have three children.
Their divorce made New York society react a lot, according to “Page Six”.
The divorce settlement came following Caryl sued Israel, who is worth US$11.3 billion (CA$15 billion) according to Forbes, alleging he “became enraged” when she fell “in love” with him. a famous 55-year-old Swiss gallery owner.
The two women also claimed that Israel had “terrorized” them both in an effort to defraud Caryl of billions of dollars in the divorce by getting her to sign a post-nuptial agreement in 2020, according to the civil lawsuit filed on February 9. .
The lawsuit was mysteriously dropped a week later and the divorce was settled privately and out of court.
Caryl’s attorney, Peter E. Bronstein, confirmed that Caryl is happy with the settlement and that parties are not permitted to respond to requests for comment.
The Englanders’ 40-year marriage began to deteriorate in 2016 following Israel cheated on Caryl on several occasions, the two women allege.
Another source also claimed that many believed Caryl’s decision to leave Israel for Levy left him “deeply humiliated, a feeling amplified by the fact that Caryl was leaving him for a woman at this point in their lives, becoming the subject of number 1 conversation in New York society.
