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Informal/black-market gold trading network (Philippines)

A buyer, aggregator, exporter or broker moving gold between the producing area and the market.

TypeTrader / exporter / intermediaryRelationships2Claims held2Checked2026-09First held2026-09
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Not a single legal entity — an aggregate documented by journalism/officials as the dominant real-world gold-trade channel, competing with the legal BSP channel.
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ships to · As reportedlocated in · As reportedInformal/black-market gold trading network (Philippines) — Trader / exporter / intermediaryHong Kong — Jurisdiction / administrative areaPhilippines — Jurisdiction / administrative area
  • Hong KongJurisdiction / administrative area · ships to · As reported
  • PhilippinesJurisdiction / administrative area · located in · As reported
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ships toHong KongJurisdiction / administrative areaCorroborated
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SourcePhilippine Daily Inquirer (business.inquirer.net)Origingold-hubAsserted2026-09-03

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