World Gold Council

Gold provides governments with a potent, time-tested way to protect a nation’s wealth from the ravages of inflation and economic shocks.

August 15th 2011 marks the 40th anniversary of the closing of the “gold window” which ended the dollar’s convertibility into gold. What was the gold standard and how did it work?

New collateral practices mean that gold investors can now use their gold holdings as a source of collateral at some clearing houses.

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Gold is the world's oldest international currency, having played a role in most countries' currency systems for well over two thousand years. Gold's scarcity, the fact that it does not corrode or tarnish, its malleability and status across civilisations have all made it eminently suitable as a form of money.

We provide reserve managers with research and training into the gold market, demonstrating how gold enhances risk-adjusted returns and manage risk.

Here the Dubai International Financial Centre discusses "the case for gold as a reserve asset in the GCC"

New WGC research demonstrates that current gold price developments do not conform to the pattern associated with past asset price bubbles. The report also argues that the gold bull market remains well supported.