RIYADH: Gold is becoming an increasingly deliberate component of central bank reserve strategies as geopolitical tensions, concerns over the concentration of assets in the US dollar, and questions surrounding the resilience of traditional holdings reshape official-sector thinking, analysts told Arab News. Their comments came after a World Gold Council survey revealed a record appetite among reserve managers to increase bullion holdings, underscoring gold’s growing role as a strategic asset in an evolving global economic landscape. For the Gulf, the findings land at a sensitive moment.

World Gold Council states about nine in 10 central banks will increase holdings as de-dollarisation trend continues amid global instability.

World Gold Council states about nine in 10 central banks will increase holdings as de-dollarisation trend continues amid global instability.