Hanoi to ban trade of gold bars

State Bank of Vietnam, Hanoi

The State Bank of Vietnam on Friday said the country's government intends to ban the free trade of gold bars on the open market.

The central bank said on Friday that Hanoi would issue a decree in the second quarter of the year barring the trade of gold in the free market, which would stop the metal being smuggled into the country.

The central bank said consumers' accumulation of gold assets was not benefiting the economy. It pointed to "speculative activities" and "market manipulation" that was

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