Synopsis
- UAE is one of the world's largest gold trade centers
- Refiners would be subject to responsible sourcing standards
- Industry figures think the move should limit illicit gold trading
- The UAE is under pressure to tighten its laws and implement them more strictly.
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Thani Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade, who chairs a commission supervising the gold trade, also said: “The gold and precious metals industry is vital to our economy.” The good delivery standard “would reinforce the UAE’s AML/CFT (anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing) framework, which is a crucial national objective and a central focus of the UAE leadership,” according to Al Zeyoudi.
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