{
  "id": 83654,
  "title": "South Korea's central bank to buy gold from domestic producers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/south-koreas-central-bank-to-buy-gold-from-domestic-producers",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-03T12:23:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/south-koreas-central-bank-buy-gold-domestic-producers-6295491"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Seoul, August 3: South Korea's central bank plans to purchase gold from domestic producers in a bid to diversify its supply sources and boost its gold reserves, it announced on Monday. The Bank of Korea has set up a framework for domestic gold acquisitions in collaboration with Korea Exchange and Korea Securities Depository. It intends to procure gold at international market rates through transactions, payments, and deposit systems of KRX and KSD. The bank anticipates that these purchases will have a minimal effect on the local gold trading prices, as it intends to acquire gold meant for exports at contract prices exclusively. According to the bank, these acquisitions will bolster its foreign reserves management. This marks the central bank's first domestic gold purchases in 13 years, as per local media reports.",
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    "South Korea's central bank plans to buy gold from domestic producers.",
    "First domestic gold purchases in 13 years."
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "South Korea inflation cools to three-month low, but risks remain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/south-korea-inflation-cools-to-three-month-low-but-risks-remain",
        "published": "2026-08-03T23:03:52.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}