World Gold News
China Construction Bank ties corporate gold accumulation plans to risk assessment
China Construction Bank (CCB) announced on 7 September 2026 that it had revised the agreement texts for its corporate gold accumulation business: the business agreement, the risk disclosure statement, the notice of client rights and the product terms used under…
Swiss customs records 156.5 tonnes of gold exports in August, 102.1 to the UK
The Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (FOCBS) released Swiss customs figures for August 2026 on 17 September, and its foreign trade statistics for gold, silver and coins record gold exports of 156.5 tonnes, 65% more than in July,…
China Customs puts January–August gold imports above 1,000 tonnes
China’s General Administration of Customs (China Customs) put the country’s gold imports for January–August 2026 above 1,000 tonnes in the detailed trade statistics it released on 20 September, more than China Customs recorded for the whole of 2025. Since 1…
Bank of Thailand plans THB 10 million ceiling on cash payments for gold bars
The Bank of Thailand lists a limit on paying cash for gold purchases and sales above THB 10 million among the next steps in its measures under the Framework for Safeguarding the Financial Sector from Illicit Activities, beside limits on…
State Bank of Vietnam has licensed none of 11 gold bar applicants under Decree 232
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has licensed none of the 11 companies and credit institutions that, by its count at a 14 April 2026 briefing, applied for gold bar production licences, the first step to an import quota under…
Peru’s energy and mines minister tells Congress REINFO ends on 31 December 2026
Peru’s Minister of Energy and Mines, Guillermo Shinno Huamaní, told the Bicameral Budget Committee of Peru’s Congress on 18 September 2026 that the Registro Integral de Formalización Minera (REINFO) ends on 31 December 2026. Answering questions on mining formalisation from…
Venezuela nears deal keeping 31 tonnes of central bank gold from immediate sale
Venezuela’s interim government, led by Delcy Rodríguez, and the opposition are near agreement on terms that would give the interim government legal control of about 31 tonnes of Banco Central de Venezuela (BCV) gold held at the Bank of England…
Central Bank of Bolivia holds 12.3 of its 24.3 tonnes of gold on time deposit abroad
The Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB) recorded gold reserves of 24.3 tonnes at 31 August 2026 in its report on gold reserve operations for May to August, issued under Law 1503, with 14.7 tonnes abroad and 9.6 tonnes in its…
Indonesia’s Ministry of Trade sets gold export benchmark price for 15–30 September
Indonesia’s Ministry of Trade (Kemendag) announced on 15 September 2026 the gold export benchmark price (Harga Patokan Ekspor, HPE) and reference price (Harga Referensi, HR) for 15 to 30 September, the second of the month’s two periods. Minister of Trade…