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Government is unlikely to ban gold imports or increase import taxes on the metal further, as that may lead more gold smuggling, a senior finance ministry official said on Thursday.
The official added that the government has limited options to stall a record fall in the rupee.
The rupee has fallen to 59.9350 to the dollar, a day after US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke confrimed the Fed would begin winding down its stimulus spending later this year, and data showed China's factory activity weakened to a nine-month low in June.
