“UAE’s gold and jewellery trade aims to be a direct beneficiary as India imposes further controls on domestic consumption of the metal in all its forms. But the spin-off for local jewellers will not be confined to tapping demand from Indian shoppers who want to make use of the growing price differential. ‘We have heard reports about new controls on gold purchases in Pakistan and higher taxes elsewhere in south-east Asia, all of which significantly raises the attractiveness of buying jewellery here and then taking it back to their home countries,’ said Shamlal Ahmad, director of international operations at Malabar Gold and Diamonds.”
http://gulfnews.com/business/retail/dubai-s-gold-trade-waits-on-india-windfall-1.1221919
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