Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Damn, that's interesting!@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoTo circumvent local government's restriction on sharp price drop, Chinese real estates developers literally handed out gold ingots to home buyers.lemmy.nzimagemessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1185file-text
arrow-up1185imageTo circumvent local government's restriction on sharp price drop, Chinese real estates developers literally handed out gold ingots to home buyers.lemmy.nzLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Damn, that's interesting!@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square23fedilinkfile-text
Context : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/12/gold-bars-used-to-lure-chinese-homebuyers-amid-market-slowdown
minus-squarepotatobrolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI’m totally guessing here but I think it’s to visually prove it’s not some other metal wrapped in gold
I’m totally guessing here but I think it’s to visually prove it’s not some other metal wrapped in gold