Central banks remain positive in July with net buying of 23t.
- The National Bank of Poland continued its gold accumulation streak, with 8t purchased this month. The country has accumulated 640t of gold – against its target of 700t – or approximately 28% of its total reserves.
- In its 21st consecutive month of buying the Central Bank of China added 20t to its gold reserves in July. China has added 60t to its gold reserves y-t-d. China’s official gold reserves now stand at 8% of total reserves, or around 2,366t.
- The Central Bank of Uzbekistan sold 1t this month; its y-t-d gold purchases stand at 40t. Uzbekistan’s gold now stands at 87% of total reserves, or about 431t.
- The Czech National Bank also bought 2t of gold this month in its 41st consecutive month of net buying. The central bank has bought 12t y-t-d, bringing its gold holdings to 6% of its total reserves, or 84t.
- The National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) bought 1t of gold this month. On a y-t-d basis the NBK has accumulated 29t of gold and is one of the top five gold accumulators globally. Kazakhstan’s gold holdings stand at 75% of its total reserves.
- The Central Bank of Russia continued its net sales in July, offloading a further 6t of gold. Russia has sold 50t of gold y-t-d, lowering its total gold holdings to 2,277t.
- The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey sold 1t of gold this month, bringing its total sales so far this year to 85t.
