Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has signed a decision to exempt tarifffor material gold imported and exported by the State Bank of Vietnam(SBV) as from March 15, 2014.
The decision was made to meet thedemand for exporting gold bar and importing material gold atinternational standard of the SBV, according to the Government Portal.
It is expected to make it easier for the SBV in material gold importand export to produce gold bar to stabilise the domestic gold market.
Earlier, Decree No. 24/2012/NĐ-CP on the management of gold tradingstipulates that there will be a government monopoly of bullionproduction and of the import and export of raw materials for gold barproduction.
Local gold prices on January 21 fell to a three-weeklow of 35 million VND (1,653 USD) per tael. One tael is equivalent to1.2 ounces.
Local gold plunged 28 percent in 2013, ending a12-year bull run, tarnishing the metal's appeal as a hedge againstinflation.
The fall in local gold prices was attributed to theSBV's efforts, including gold auctions. The central bank sold 1.82million taels (69.9 tonnes) of gold bars through 76 auctions in 2013.
The SBV will continue the sales this year in an attempt to furtherstabilise the domestic market and address imbalances between supply anddemand.-VNA
The decision was made to meet thedemand for exporting gold bar and importing material gold atinternational standard of the SBV, according to the Government Portal.
It is expected to make it easier for the SBV in material gold importand export to produce gold bar to stabilise the domestic gold market.
Earlier, Decree No. 24/2012/NĐ-CP on the management of gold tradingstipulates that there will be a government monopoly of bullionproduction and of the import and export of raw materials for gold barproduction.
Local gold prices on January 21 fell to a three-weeklow of 35 million VND (1,653 USD) per tael. One tael is equivalent to1.2 ounces.
Local gold plunged 28 percent in 2013, ending a12-year bull run, tarnishing the metal's appeal as a hedge againstinflation.
The fall in local gold prices was attributed to theSBV's efforts, including gold auctions. The central bank sold 1.82million taels (69.9 tonnes) of gold bars through 76 auctions in 2013.
The SBV will continue the sales this year in an attempt to furtherstabilise the domestic market and address imbalances between supply anddemand.-VNA
