By Paolo Danese
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The Shanghai Gold Exchange fired the first shot, opening trading of three spot contracts to international market participants in September 2014. The exchange then went live with a gold price benchmark in April 2016, with two foreign banks participating in the auction at launch.
That China is a dominant force in the global gold markets is beyond doubt: it now holds the top spot for mining, consumption and imports of the precious metal.
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