India fufills most of its gold demand through imports
Staff Reporter
MUMBAI: India has raised its basic import duty on gold to 12.5% from 7.5%, the government said in a notification on Friday, as the world’s second biggest consumer of the precious metal tries to dampen its demand.
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India fufills most of its gold demand through imports, which were putting pressure on the rupee which hit a record low earlier this week.