Russia buys record amounts of gold
By GCRU Gold News on Thursday, January 29 2015, 22:25 - Permalink
Central banks around the world bought a net 461 tonnes of gold in 2014 — 13 per cent higher than the previous year and the second-highest level since the collapse of the gold standard in 1971 — as they continued to diversify their currency reserves following the financial crisis. They have added 1,800 tonnes to their holdings in the past six years.