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Indian shoppers look at the selection of gold chains, January 6, 1998, at a shop in the Gulf Arab Emirate of Dubai, where a surge of regional demand boosted imports of the precious metal to an all-time high. Dubai remained the world's top gold trading center in 1997 as gold purchases jumped by nearly 85 per cent. (KEYSTONE/- PHOTO/AFP/Rabih MOGHRABI)