ML-Implode News - Islamic finance set to change gold market

We don't have the full details of the guidelines but expect to find out more this week at the World Islamic Banking Conference. However, we do know three things that the new Shariah gold-standard will achieve: first, it will increase both the number and diversity of available Shariah-compliant gold investment products; second, it will place far greater emphasis on the role of physical gold in gold transactions; finally, it will give a greater role to Islamic finance in the setting of the gold price...
If Islamic Finance institutions were to allocate just one per cent of assets into new gold products then we would expect to see demand climb by about 500-1000 tonnes, per annum. Given that recent demand and supply figures showed a surplus of just 172 tonnes of gold in the market, we could begin to see some tightening with the increase of Shariah-compliant gold instruments, which will have a positive impact on the price.

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Islamic finance set to change gold market