News Focus
News Focus
icon url

long-gone

12/12/01 5:01 PM

#184 RE: long-gone #183

To:John Barendrecht who wrote (198)
From: Gary Friday, Jul 4, 1997 2:28 AM
Respond to of 79916

To All:
Gold as a % of total reserves at June 1996:

United States 57%
France 55%
Switzerland 50%
Germany 29%
Netherlands 28%
Belgium 25%
United Kingdom 15%
Canada 6.5%
China * 5.6%
Japan * 4.4%
India 20%
Taiwan* 3.8%
Brazil * 4.5%
Ireland * 2.3%
Malaysia * 4%
Mexico * 1%
South Korea * .4%
New Zeland * O

* These countries have not shown any propensity to buy gold of late , but one can certainly say that the potential for purchases around the world in coming years is higher than for sales.

Gary
http://www.siliconinvestor.com/stocktalk/msg.gsp?msgid=1704630