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Role of Financial Institutions in Gold Monetisation

Rohit Gupta — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:49:34 +0000

This study was aimed at understanding the role Banks, Assaying units, Refineries & Non-Banking Financial Corporations (NBFC) play and the challenges they face/foresee with regard to the business of gold and their willingness to be a part of the recently announced gold monetization scheme. The study was based on extensive surveys of all stakeholders across India, with a special thrust on the Banks. Link: http://pahleindia.org/pdf/Gold_Monetisation-Unravelling_the_Constraints.pdf

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Global Best Practices in Credit Guarantee Schemes

Rohit Gupta — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:49:33 +0000

The objective of the study is to study credit guarantee schemes and institutions across various countries, share some of the best international practices, and also suggest measures that a credit guarantee agency can imbibe in its efforts to evolve into a prudent, financially viable and self-sustaining credit guarantee institution which is appropriately capitalized and has adequate risk management capacity in place. The study would capture the current status & requirements through primary survey in the ASEAN region, China and India as well as secondary research to understand the credit guarantee set up in other countries.
The study also envisages studying various critical factors which include: reasons behind the success or failure of schemes, measures and mechanisms adopted in different countries, supporting policies, organization structures in various credit guarantee institutions, etc

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Report On Gold Monetising- Why India Needs a Gold Policy

Rohit Gupta — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:49:33 +0000

To explore viable options to make gold savings work for the economy, integrating the objectives of the consumer and the policy makers. A sample of 5000 respondents across India, were studied to fulfil the objective.
The objective of the study was to suggest alternative policy measures which can help in monetising gold either by Incorporating private reserves of gold held into national accounting Finding out what kind of gold backed investment products will induce people to desist in investing in physical gold and move either completely or at least partially into gold backed investment products, if at all they are willing to do so.

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