Vietnam among top gold-consuming countries

August 05, 2011 - 07:03 PM

Vietnam ranks eighth in the world in terms of gold consumption, announced the World Gold Council.

Vietnam ranks eighth in the world in terms of gold consumption, announced the World Gold Council.

According to the WGC, Vietnam has about 81.4 tonnes of gold.

The council also said India now has the most gold (963.1 tonnes), followed by China (607.1 tonnes), the US (233.3 tonnes), Germany (126.9 tonnes), Turkey (114.6 tonnes), and Switzerland (91.7 tonnes).

Source: VOV

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