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Why India bought IMF gold

Source: India Abroad
Mumbai : India | 22 days ago  
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  • The International Monetary Fund announced the sale of 200 tonnes of gold to India
    The International Monetary Fund announced the sale of 200 tonnes of ...
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In 1991, New Delhi kick-started the economic reforms process owing mainly to the serious balance of payments crisis it was facing. Then, India -- just an inch away from defaulting on its loans -- had less than $2 billion in forex reserves (that would not even have taken care of three weeks' of imports)...
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  • News Source: Financial Times | 21 days ago
    European monetary auth­orities sold huge amounts of bullion, while Asian countries opted to hoard US Treasuries as the main reserve asset. As a result, by last year the share of gold in the world’s official reserves had plunged to a record low of...
  • News Source: Financial Times | 21 days ago
    India’s decision to exchange $6.7bn for gold equivalent to 8 per cent of world annual mine production sent the strongest signal yet that Asian countries were moving away from the US currency. The purchase by New Delhi’s Reserve Bank from the...
  • News Source: 7days | 21 days ago
    The International Monetary Fund kicked off the sale of more than 400 tonnes of gold with a wallop, saying it sold almost half to India, the world’s biggest gold consumer, at near-record prices. The IMF announced it sold 200 tonnes of gold to India...
  • News Source: Times Online | 21 days ago
    India’s $6.7bn taste for gold sends price soaring David Robertson The gold spot price hit a new high of $1,078 an ounce yesterday after India said that it would buy 200 tonnes of the precious metal from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
  • News Source: The Globe & Mail | 21 days ago
    W hy should we care about the IMF selling a truckload of gold to India? Well, to start, because the gold market clearly cares deeply...The sales took place over the past two weeks, and represent almost half of the IMF's previously announced 403.3-...
  • News Source: Telegraph India | 21 days ago
    India has buried a shame in gold but reaped a worry in grain. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has sold 200 tonnes of gold to the RBI for $6.8 billion to refurbish the aid agency’s coffers, mirroring the stunning turnaround in India’s fortunes...
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  • Blog Source: forums.wallstreetexaminer.com
    Decision to strengthen its gold reserves follows similar moves by central banks of some other countries. Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India, or RBI, is buying 200 tonnes of gold from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), nearly half of ...
  • Blog Source: zionistgoldreport.wordpress.com
    The transaction, which involved daily sales from Oct. 19-30 at market prices, is in the process of being settled, the IMF said in a statement yesterday. The average price in the sales to India was about $1045 an ounce, an IMF official ...
  • Blog Source: www.economicpolicyjournal.com
    IMF Sells 200 Tons of Gold to India's Central Bank. The International Monetary Fund has reported that it sold 200 tons of gold to the Reserve Bank of India for $6.7 billion. A senior IMF official, speaking on condition of anonymity, ...
  • Blog Source: www.vamban.com
    Washington, Nov 3 - The International Monetary Fund has sold 200 tonnes of gold worth $6.7 billion to the Reserve Bank of India to shore up the Fund's.
  • Blog Source: zionistgoldreport.wordpress.com
    “The purchase won't trigger a substantial mismatch in asset holdings of the RBI. Dollar will continue to be a significant part of foreign-exchange holdings, as most of India's external debt is in dollars. The gold buying, as of now, ... There has
  • Blog Source: despardes.com
    After India bought 200 tons of the metal from the International Monetary Fund, China, Russia and Brazil may be interested in the rest of the IMF gold for sale. ... China, Russia and Brazil may be interested in the rest of the IMF gold for sale,
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Posted By FoopMyLoop FoopMyLoop | 21 days ago
Sounds interesting. I like the pictures.
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