China’s back on gold-buying spree, opens borders to $8.5 BILLION worth of shiny metal – reports

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The world’s biggest gold consumer, China, has given domestic and international banks permission to import large amounts of gold into the country, Reuters reported, citing its sources.

People familiar with the matter told the media that the nation’s central bank controls how much gold enters China through a system of quotas given to commercial banks. It usually allows enough metal in to satisfy local demand but sometimes restricts the flow. In recent weeks the regulator has given permission for large amounts of bullion to enter, the sources said.

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