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Forex News | Yohay | Created: Jan 23, 2012 14:13 GMT; Last Modified: Jan 24, 2012 14:28 GMT
According to a new and yet unconfirmed report, India bought oil from Iran using gold. India certainly has the gold resources to fund the oil, while Iran is under pressure by the West, due the continuation of its nuclear program.
There were reports that officials have been floating this idea for some time, and now, as the EU finally decided upon an oil embargo on Iran, more details became available, yet still pend confirmation.
Oil is priced in US dollars, and bypassing the greenback posed challenges for both parties. Two banks are reportedly involved in this deal: Indias state owned UCO Bank and Turkeys state owned Halkbank.
Both banks dont have any business with the US and therefore are less vulnerable to sanctions. According to the report, an Indian delegation has spent time in Tehran and finalized the details of the transactions.
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FreakinDJ
(17,644 posts)we are playing 27th dimensional chess ????
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Purveyor
(29,876 posts)Perhaps interest will take off once the bombs on iran start raining out of the sky.
Of course...had I placed this in LBN, it would have been deemed 'off-topic' and locked.
Such is life nowdays.
Poll_Blind
(23,864 posts)...relationships between other countries and Iran.
PB