Kathmandu. Gold worth Rs 19 billion has been imported through banks and financial institutions till mid-January of the current fiscal year. According to the Department of Customs, more than 11.14 lakh grams of gold was imported during the period.

Most of the gold in Nepal is imported from Dubai. Similarly, Nepal has also been supplied from Qatar. Gold worth Rs 18.83 billion was imported from Dubai alone.

According to the department, gold has also been imported from Qatar. According to the customs data, gold was also imported from the Middle East, the United Kingdom, the United States, Hong Kong, Thailand, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Japan, Germany, France and Switzerland.

The government has collected Rs 1.96 billion in revenue from gold imports in the first six months of the current fiscal year.