The Netherlands moved some 90 tons of gold out of the Federal Reserve Bank in New York, the second European nation this year to announce it had decreased or eliminated U.S. gold holdings.
Olaf Sleijpen, president of the central bank of the Netherlands, in Amsterdam in March. “We have improved the tradeability of our gold reserves,” he said.
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Gold prices hit their highest level in more than three months on Tuesday as continued conflict in the Middle East and ongoing political uncertainty fuelled the latest rally in the precious metal.
Gold is viewed as a safe haven by investors and its price tends to rise at times of uncertainty.
A gold mine in Bambari, Central African Republic, in 2014. Thousands of people across many African countries work in what is known as artisanal and small-scale mining.
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