{"id":"2026-oct-gulf-dubai-gold-trade-statistics-strategy-20261008","canonicalSlug":"2026-oct-gulf-dubai-gold-trade-statistics-strategy-20261008","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/2026-oct-gulf-dubai-gold-trade-statistics-strategy-20261008","language":"en","title":"Dubai reports AED1tn gold trade in 2025 and outlines strategy work","summary":"Dubai’s Protocol Department reported 2025 foreign gold trade of about AED1tn, up 60%, and UAE physical trading near 2,750 tonnes; strategy implementation planning has begun.","body":["Dubai’s Higher Committee for the Development of the Economic and Financial Sector reviewed gold-market figures and proposed strategy directions at an October 8 meeting, according to the Dubai Protocol Department. The release says Dubai’s foreign gold trade reached approximately AED1 trillion in 2025, 60% above 2024.","The same source puts physical gold trading across the UAE at around 2,750 tonnes and estimates that 13–15% of globally traded gold passes through Dubai each year. These are trading-flow measures, not estimates of gold mined in the UAE, local reserves or gold held in storage.","The proposed strategy spans trade, financing, storage, traceability, price discovery and jewellery demand. The committee approved establishing a separate group to develop initiatives and an implementation roadmap, including roles, partners and governance. The release does not announce new trading rules, targets or deadlines.","The government source provides no statistical method, source-by-source breakdown or comparison series beyond the stated annual increase. The figures are therefore official reported indicators, not independently audited production or transaction data; the strategy details describe planning rather than completed changes to the market."],"keyPoints":["Dubai foreign gold trade was reported at about AED1tn in 2025, up 60% year on year.","UAE physical trading was around 2,750 tonnes; 13–15% of global trade was estimated to pass through Dubai.","A strategy implementation group was approved; no new market rules or deadlines were stated."],"sections":[],"text":"Dubai reports AED1tn gold trade in 2025 and outlines strategy work\n\nDubai’s Protocol Department reported 2025 foreign gold trade of about AED1tn, up 60%, and UAE physical trading near 2,750 tonnes; strategy implementation planning has begun.\n\nDubai foreign gold trade was reported at about AED1tn in 2025, up 60% year on year.\n\nUAE physical trading was around 2,750 tonnes; 13–15% of global trade was estimated to pass through Dubai.\n\nA strategy implementation group was approved; no new market rules or deadlines were stated.\n\nDubai’s Higher Committee for the Development of the Economic and Financial Sector reviewed gold-market figures and proposed strategy directions at an October 8 meeting, according to the Dubai Protocol Department. The release says Dubai’s foreign gold trade reached approximately AED1 trillion in 2025, 60% above 2024.\n\nThe same source puts physical gold trading across the UAE at around 2,750 tonnes and estimates that 13–15% of globally traded gold passes through Dubai each year. These are trading-flow measures, not estimates of gold mined in the UAE, local reserves or gold held in storage.\n\nThe proposed strategy spans trade, financing, storage, traceability, price discovery and jewellery demand. The committee approved establishing a separate group to develop initiatives and an implementation roadmap, including roles, partners and governance. The release does not announce new trading rules, targets or deadlines.\n\nThe government source provides no statistical method, source-by-source breakdown or comparison series beyond the stated annual increase. The figures are therefore official reported indicators, not independently audited production or transaction data; the strategy details describe planning rather than completed changes to the market.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":["metals","statistics"],"eventDate":"2026-10-08","eventDateBasis":"source-announcement","publishedAt":"2026-10-09T21:52:15Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-09T21:52:15Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-08","translatedAt":null,"sources":[{"attribution":"Dubai Protocol Department; figures were reviewed by the Higher Committee for the Development of the Economic and Financial Sector.","checkedAt":"2026-10-09","licence":"Dubai Protocol Department terms state that site contents are protected by UAE and foreign copyright laws and require compliance with copyright notices; no blanket reuse license is stated. This article independently paraphrases facts and reproduces no source prose, table, or image.","licenseUrl":"https://www.protocol.dubai.ae/en/terms-conditions","name":"Dubai Protocol Department","publishedAt":"2026-10-08","url":"https://www.protocol.dubai.ae/en/media-listing/news-events/maktoum-bin-mohammed-reviews-dubai-economic-financial-indicators/"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/2026-oct-gulf-dubai-gold-trade-statistics-strategy-20261008","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/2026-oct-gulf-dubai-gold-trade-statistics-strategy-20261008","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/2026-oct-gulf-dubai-gold-trade-statistics-strategy-20261008","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/2026-oct-gulf-dubai-gold-trade-statistics-strategy-20261008","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/2026-oct-gulf-dubai-gold-trade-statistics-strategy-20261008","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/2026-oct-gulf-dubai-gold-trade-statistics-strategy-20261008","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/2026-oct-gulf-dubai-gold-trade-statistics-strategy-20261008"},"corrections":[],"locations":[],"type":"news","classification":{"dataKinds":["statistical-release"],"evidenceBasis":["reported-observation","plan"],"geographies":[{"countryCode":"AE","role":"economic-scope","subdivisionCode":"AE-DU"},{"countryCode":"AE","role":"economic-scope","subdivisionCode":null}],"measurementPeriod":{"from":"2025","precision":"year","to":"2025"},"version":"1"}}