You can stop worrying about ETF outflows now. Indian gold imports have surged 41%

By Frik Els

A steep hike in gold import duties did nothing to curb demand and Indians bought 51% more bars and coins and 35% more gold jewelry in the quarter ended December than a year before.

India’s finance ministry raised import duties from 2% to 6% to curb a crippling current account deficit, …read more