With India’s forex under pressure, jewellers and goldsmiths say the answer is not sacrifice but restructuring. The All India Jewellers and Goldsmith Federation propose a dedicated bullion bank and improved gold monetisation schemes, aiming to cut annual gold import dependence by 200 to 300 tonnes and reduce the widening trade and current account deficits driven by price surges.
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