Gold sales in UAE remain stable

According to UAE gold retailers, sales of gold in the UAE have been stable with the falling of Indian rupee. The Indian rupee has dropped around 20 percent against the US dollar since January. The Indian government has taken steps to curb imports and raise capital inflows to support the declining rupee, which includes increasing the import duty of gold from 4 percent to 10 per cent. The Indian government has also banned the import of gold coins and medallions. The reason behind the ban is to “reduce these items because the government has to shell out gold dollars to buy oil. It also wants to reduce dollar demand by reducing the import of gold coins. These steps, however, have not stopped people coming from India to the UAE to buy gold.