YGEA discusses paper gold investment

Yangon Region Gold Entrepreneurs Association (YGEA) is making an effort for paper gold investment at a bank over physical metal, the association stated. The association met the officials of Shwe Bank on 16 October regarding the paper gold scheme.

Paper gold is an asset that reflects the price of gold without physically owning the gold. A gold certificate will be issued by the Bank to the investors, said U Myo Myint, chair of YGEA. The paper gold investment can be seen in international trading. To implement this scheme, the association submitted a report to the Central Bank of Myanmar. Laws and rules are required to be drafted again.

Paper gold trading is a safe investment that guarantees the quality and value of the asset, held by the bank. At present, the price of gold in the domestic market remains in a high trend, tracking the spike in global prices and Kyat weakening on the US dollar. The price of precious pure gold metal touched a high of K1,840,000 per tical (0.578 ounces, or 0.016 kilogrammes), as per the YGEA. The global gold price stood at above US$1,766 per ounce, while a US dollar exchange rate was around K2,000.

Source: The Global New Light of Myanmar

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