Issuing a statement the Bank said, certain media reports published recently which said Central Bank is selling gold in the domestic market are baseless and mislead the public.
The Central Bank announced today, that it manages the official international reserves of the country and maintains its foreign currency balances in reputed international banks overseas in foreign currency denominated instruments and gold.
Therefore, it added any transactions involving Gold is only being done in the international market, as a part of its international reserve management operations
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