The World Gold Council announced on Thursday that Iraq has increased its gold holdings to reach more than 145 tons of global gold reserves.
According to the latest table issued by the Council for the month of June, viewed by Shafaq News Agency, the volume of Iraq’s gold possessions reached 145.7 tons, compared to 142.6 tons during the month of May.
The Council explained that Iraq dropped in rank to reach 31st place globally out of 100 countries listed in the table with the largest gold reserves, and this amount represents 9.8% of the rest of its other reserves.
The Council indicated that the United States of America has the largest possession of gold in the world with 8,133.5 thousand tons, followed by Germany with 3,352.9 thousand tons, then Italy with 2,451.8 thousand tons, while Suriname came at the bottom of the list with 1.2 thousand tons.
It is noteworthy that the World Gold Council is based in the United Kingdom, and includes members of the largest gold mining companies in the world, and has extensive experience and deep knowledge of the factors affecting the gold market.
shafaq.com
