World Gold News
Bank of Namibia reports 8,573.52 ounces of gold bought from a domestic producer
The Bank of Namibia had acquired 8,573.52 ounces of gold, valued at approximately N$568.1 million, as at 3 August 2026, according to the Monetary Policy Dialogue presentation Governor Ebson Uanguta delivered on 12 August 2026. The presentation states that the…
MAS to vault foreign central bank gold by October; 5% fund cap on bullion lifted
The Monetary Authority of Singapore will introduce gold vaulting services for foreign central banks and sovereign entities by October 2026, MAS chairman and Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong told the 9th Asia-Pacific Precious Metals Conference on 15 June 2026.…
Bank of Tanzania records gold exports of US$5.6bn, 47% of goods export earnings
The Bank of Tanzania’s Monthly Economic Review for September 2026 records gold exports of US$5,625.0 million in the year ending August 2026, against US$4,321.5 million a year earlier. Goods exports over the same period totalled US$11,960.8 million, which puts gold…
Indonesia’s Ministry of Trade lowers gold export benchmark for 1–14 October
Indonesia’s Ministry of Trade (Kemendag) announced on 30 September 2026 the gold export benchmark price (Harga Patokan Ekspor, HPE) and reference price (Harga Referensi, HR) for 1 to 14 October. Minister of Trade Decree No. 1925 of 2026, signed the…
Matrixdock launches XAUm on Circle’s Arc, with reserves at Brink’s and Malca-Amit
Matrixdock announced on 23 September 2026 the launch of XAUm on Arc, the blockchain built by Circle, with eligible redemptions paid in USDC on the same day once the required transaction evidence is submitted. The release states that each XAUm…
State Bank of Vietnam has licensed no bar producer as Decree 340 gold penalties apply
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has announced no gold bar production licence under Decree 232/2025/ND-CP, which makes bar production a licensed activity open to companies with charter capital of at least VND 1,000 billion and commercial banks with at…
Bank of Taiwan launches designated physical gold custody for high-asset clients
Bank of Taiwan announced on 22 September 2026 that it had opened its high-asset business that day, leading with a designated custody service for physical gold (黃金現貨指定保管業務). The release places the service beside a team that combines the bank’s investment,…
Hong Kong C&SD records 58.491 tonnes of net gold exports to mainland China in August
The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) released Hong Kong’s external merchandise trade statistics for August 2026 on 24 September. Its figures for gold, which C&SD records separately from merchandise trade, show the flow between Hong Kong and mainland China in…
FCA ties tokenised gold’s fund status to whole allocated bars versus pooled shares
The Financial Conduct Authority published a Call for Input on tokenised gold in UK wholesale markets on 14 September 2026 and takes responses until 23 October 2026. The FCA confines the paper to products that confer ownership rights in the…