:World Gold Council

{{Short description|International trade association for the gold industry}}

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| name = World Gold Council

| logo = World Gold Council logo.svg

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| formation = {{start date and years ago|1987|df=y|p=y}}

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| type = Trade association

| status = Active

| headquarters = London, United Kingdom

| region_served = Worldwide

| leader_title = President

| leader_name = Kelvin Dushnisky

| leader_title2 = CEO

| leader_name2 = David Tait

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The World Gold Council is an international trade association for the gold industry. It is headquartered in London and has offices in India, China, Singapore, the UAE and the United States.{{cite web |title=World Gold Council Headquarters & Offices |url=https://www.gold.org/who-we-are/headquarters-and-offices |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703224752/http://www.gold.org/who-we-are/headquarters-and-offices |archive-date=3 July 2017 |access-date=2019-10-12 |website=www.gold.org}} The organization's members are gold mining companies.{{cite web |title=World Gold Council Members |url=https://www.gold.org/who-we-are/our-members |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703011231/http://www.gold.org/who-we-are/our-members |archive-date=3 July 2017 |access-date=2017-07-06 |website=www.gold.org}} David Harquail is its president and David Tait is the CEO.{{cite news |last1=Ghosal |first1=Sutanuka |date=2018-11-28 |title=Mr.Tait is the new CEO |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/commodities/news/world-gold-council-appoints-david-tait-as-ceo/articleshow/66846993.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305180712/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/commodities/news/world-gold-council-appoints-david-tait-as-ceo/articleshow/66846993.cms |archive-date=5 March 2024 |access-date=2018-12-17 |work=economictimes.com}} Its aim is stimulating and sustaining demand for gold through market development.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gold.org/who-we-are|title=Who We Are {{!}} World Gold Council|website=www.gold.org|access-date=2017-07-06|archive-date=12 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812235731/https://www.gold.org/who-we-are|url-status=live}}

World Gold Council was founded in 1987 in a merger with South African company Intergold, inheriting its international offices. At the time imports of the South African Krugerrand had been banned in multiple countries to protest against South Africa's apartheid.{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|397962100}} |title=Major Producers of Gold Form Trade Association |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=17 October 1986 |page=1 }}{{Cite news |last=Secter |first=Bob |date=2 October 1985 |title=Reagan Bans Imports of S. Africa Krugerrand |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-10-02-mn-16058-story.html |access-date=3 July 2024 |work=Los Angeles Times}}{{cite journal |id={{Gale|A4510106}} |last1=Walker |first1=Pat |title=Chamber of Mines agrees to merge Intergold into World Gold Council |journal=American Metal Market |date=7 November 1986 |volume=94 |pages=1–3 }}

It publishes research advocating for gold, various products such as SPDR Gold Shares and gold accumulation plans in India and China,{{Cite web|url=https://www.gold.org/news-and-events/press-releases/world-gold-council-and-icbc-launch-first-gold-accumulation-plan-china|title=World Gold Council and ICBC launch first gold accumulation plan in China|website=www.gold.org|date=16 December 2010|access-date=2016-11-24|archive-date=24 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124224156/https://www.gold.org/news-and-events/press-releases/world-gold-council-and-icbc-launch-first-gold-accumulation-plan-china|url-status=live}} and films promoting its corporate activity.{{Cite web |last=Corcoran |first=Terence |date=March 15, 2024 |title=Terence Corcoran: Did Idris Elba's 'Goldfather' video boost gold prices? |url=https://financialpost.com/opinion/did-idris-elba-goldfather-video-boost-gold-prices |access-date=3 July 2024 |website=Financial Post}}