O złocie Szwajcarii

Trafiłem na stronę World Gold Council, i w jednym z dokumentów o CBGA – Central Banks Gold Agreement o sprzedarzy złota na temat Szwajcarii. Cyniku śmiałes się z premiera G.Browna że za grosze sprzedał złoto UK, a Szwajcaria widać nie lepsza:

Switzerland. Following an initiative by the then President of Switzerland and President of the Swiss National Bank, a Swiss expert group announced proposals in 1997 for a sale of that part of the country’s gold reserves that were deemed to be no longer necessary for monetary policy purposes. This was to be made possible by a breaking of the link between the country’s gold reserves and the amount of currency in circulation. Along with other constitutional changes this was agreed in a referendum in April 1999. One of the changes was that the new constitution mandated that Switzerland should in future hold a part of its reserves in gold. Sales of “surplus” gold – deemed to be 1,300 tonnes, around half the total held in September 1999 – commenced in May 2000. 1,170 tonnes were sold under CBGA 1 and the remaining 130 tonnes were sold under CBGA 2 by end-March 2005. The SNB announced on 14 June 2007 that it would be adjusting the composition of its currency reserves since the rise in the price of gold had resulted in gold’s share of total reserves increasing. Before the end of September 2009 it would sell 250 tonnes of gold and increase its foreign exchange reserves by a corresponding amount.  The 250 tonnes was sold during Years 3 and 4 of CBGA 2. No plans announced for CBGA 3.

Trafiłem na stronę World Gold Council, i w jednym z dokumentów o CBGA – Central Banks Gold Agreement o sprzedarzy złota na temat Szwajcarii. Cyniku śmiałes się z premiera G.Browna że za grosze sprzedał złoto UK, a Szwajcaria widać nie lepsza:

Switzerland. Following an initiative by the then President of Switzerland and President of the Swiss National Bank, a Swiss expert group announced proposals in 1997 for a sale of that part of the country’s gold reserves that were deemed to be no longer necessary for monetary policy purposes. This was to be made possible by a breaking of the link between the country’s gold reserves and the amount of currency in circulation. Along with other constitutional changes this was agreed in a referendum in April 1999. One of the changes was that the new constitution mandated that Switzerland should in future hold a part of its reserves in gold. Sales of “surplus” gold – deemed to be 1,300 tonnes, around half the total held in September 1999 – commenced in May 2000. 1,170 tonnes were sold under CBGA 1 and the remaining 130 tonnes were sold under CBGA 2 by end-March 2005. The SNB announced on 14 June 2007 that it would be adjusting the composition of its currency reserves since the rise in the price of gold had resulted in gold’s share of total reserves increasing. Before the end of September 2009 it would sell 250 tonnes of gold and increase its foreign exchange reserves by a corresponding amount.  The 250 tonnes was sold during Years 3 and 4 of CBGA 2. No plans announced for CBGA 3.