Press Releases

The World Gold Council, the market development organisation for the gold industry, has appointed Somasundaram PR as Managing Director, India. Somasundarum PR (Som) will be based in Mumbai, where he will be responsible for leading the World Gold Council’s activities across the Indian market.

Investors in emerging market assets can use gold to reduce the risks associated with exchange-rate volatility and benefit from significant cost efficiencies, according to a new report from the World Gold Council. Exchange-rate risk is a serious and increasingly relevant issue as investors in the US…

Beijing, 11 January 2013 – Demand for gold is likely to rise as the world heads towards a multi-currency reserve system under the impact of uncertainty about the stability of the dollar and the euro, the main official assets held by central banks and sovereign funds. This is the conclusion of a wide…

(RMPM), a Reliance Capital company, and World Gold Council, the market development organisation for the gold industry, today announced the launch of Reliance My Gold Plan.

Global gold demand in Q3 2012 was 1,084.6 tonnes (t), down 11% from the record Q3 2011 figure of 1,223.5t. This dip in demand is in comparison with exceptional demand in Q3 last year. Gold demand remains resilient. Q3 2012 was above the five year quarterly average of 984.7t, according to the World…

The World Gold Council, today publishes the Conflict-Free Gold Standard, an industry-led approach to combat the potential misuse of mined gold to fund unlawful armed conflict.

The World Gold Council has today made available a paper by Europe Economics, The use of Gold as Collateral for Eurozone Sovereign Debt, written by Dr. Andrew Lilico. The paper assesses the Council’s proposals on gold as collateral for Eurozone sovereign debt, especially in the case of Italy and Portugal…

As the market development organisation for the gold industry and the global voice of authority for gold, the World Gold Council is active in shaping opinions on gold through the world’s media. This document contains examples of coverage achieved.

The World Gold Council introduces Azva, wedding jewellery that celebrates the moment of togetherness with designs crafted in 22-karat gold and inspired by the “Saat Pheras or Seven Vows’ of the Indian wedding. Azva is being unveiled to the Indian jewellery industry at the India International Jewellery…