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Dubai Gold Market Struggling After More Than Decade Of Growth

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Dubai's physical gold trade has become challenged after 11 years of almost continuous growth, but an upturn is likely before year-end, says Metals Focus.

Author: Paul Ploumis
15 Oct 2014 Last updated at 04:05:43 GMT
(Kitco News)- Dubai's physical gold trade has become challenged after 11 years of almost continuous growth, but an upturn is likely before year-end, says Metals Focus.

Several factors account for a subdued performance, but the biggest is the restrictions on imports into India, the consultancy says.

"These policies have visibly hampered the once vibrant gold trade between the two countries," says Metals Focus, also citing general weakness in the economy. The firm also cites "the deteriorating situation" in Iraq, which until recently had been an increasingly important gold jewelry market.

"In terms of local consumption in Dubai, two points stand out," Metals Focus says, listing weaker investor sentiment and sluggish local jewelry consumption.

"On a positive note, the overall improvement in gold jewelry exports from Turkey to Dubai more recently is indicative of a recovery across the Emirates, which is likely to gather momentum towards year-end," the firm says.

"Even so, this may not be sufficient to offset a weaker start to 2014 and so, for the full year totals for Dubai, we are still likely to see a double digit fall in both total gold bullion imports and exports."

Courtesy: Kitco News
 

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