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Written by
Paul Toscano
- CNBC
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011
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The price of gold reached an all-time high of $1432 per ounce in December, rising 29% in 2010 following uncertainty in the equity markets and European sovereign debt problems.
The biggest individual holders of gold - Central banks, International entities and governments - are believed to account for approximately 16.5 percent of the world's gold, holding about 29,978 tons.
The numbers are taken from the monthly report produced by the World Gold Council, which is the gold industry's key market development body. The holdings presented here are as of WGC's December 2010 report.
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