Hungarian Pawnshop Chain Has Sold Out Of Gold

  • 26 Mar 2020 8:28 AM
  • Hungary Around the Clock
Hungarian Pawnshop Chain Has Sold Out Of Gold
As demand for gold bars has skyrocketed since the state of emergency was declared on March 11, BÁV has sold all of its stock, the pawnshop chain announced yesterday.

The entire 20kg of stock was sold within a week for some Ft 370 million.

One buyer bought 2kg of gold, BÁV highlighted, adding that it is purchasing additional bars now.

Gold sales at BÁV increased by 60% last year.

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