One kilogram gold bars are displayed for a photograph at the YLG Bullion International Co. headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016. Thailand’s biggest buyer of gold will boost purchases by about 25 percent to 160 tons this year, said chief executive officer Pawan Nawawattanasub. Photographer: Dario Pignatelli/Bloomberg
The city of Dubai pays its citizens 2 grams of gold for every kilogram that they lose in weight. Only 2 children per family can participate in this programme and the city pays almost $700,000 in gold to its citizens via this programme.
