World Gold Council: Global central bank gold demand remains strong, with the majority of surveyed central banks expected to increase their gold reserves in the next 12 months.

According to the Economic News App, the World Gold Council's "2026 Global Central Bank Gold Reserves Survey" (CBGR) shows that 89% of central bank reserve managers expect global central bank gold reserves to continue increasing in the next 12 months. Recently, gold has surpassed U.S. Treasury bonds to become the largest official reserve asset in the world. The survey results also show that global central bank gold demand continues to remain strong.