Russia is bulking up its gold reserve

Russia is bulking up its gold reserve

September 8, 2012

Why is Putin stockpiling gold?
Russia is bulking up its gold reserve
Brett Arends
marketwatch
I can’t imagine it means anything cheerful that Vladimir Putin, the Russian czar, is stockpiling gold as fast as he can get his hands on it.

According to the World Gold Council, Russia has more than doubled its gold reserves in the past five years. Putin has taken advantage of the financial crisis to build the world’s fifth-biggest gold pile in a handful of years, and is buying about half a billion dollars’ worth every month.

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