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Gold’s popularity in India

Thousands of tons may be stashed away in places like businesses and vaults.

Whether it’s at weddings, festivals or religious ceremonies, gold is extremely popular in India. It’s thought that about 20,000 tons are stashed away in homes, businesses and temple vaults. Now the government is offering incentives to get some of that gold back into the economy. 

Click the above audio player to hear the full report from the BBC’s Shilpa Kannan.

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