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India is exploring gold leasing, which allows owners to lend their idle gold to jewellers for returns, with the goal of reducing imports, lowering costs for jewellers, and establishing a regulated circular gold economy.

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India, Anshul, Gaurav Mathur (Founder and CEO of SafeGold), Renisha Chainani (Head of Research at Augmont), Kaushlendra Sinha (CEO of the India Association for Gold Excellence and Standards), SafeGold, myGold, Gullak
What
India is exploring gold leasing, which allows owners to lend their idle gold to jewellers for returns, with the goal of reducing imports, lowering costs for jewellers, and establishing a regulated circular gold economy.
When
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:41:45 GMT · 3h 37m ago
Where
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Why
The initiative aims to mobilize India's significant stock of privately held gold, reduce the country's reliance on gold imports, and lower financing costs for jewellers.
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If successfully implemented, gold leasing could significantly reduce India's gold import dependence and potentially ease pressure on its current account deficit by bringing existing domestic gold into active circulation.

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