Curing Indians of gold

.....gold demand will dampen as the economy starts picking up, as investment opportunities open up and as inflation starts to slow to reasonable levels. But there’s a bit of chicken and egg here: till gold demand remains strong, the rupee will remain weak, and that pushes up inflation which then causes another rush for gold. This is where Gokarn’s suggestion—RBI will soon put out a paper on this—comes in. Today, if someone wants to buy gold as a hedge, this increases imports and hence the current account deficit. If, however, consumers get the features of gold without the physical import, things will be quite different........

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