Gold Is New Obsession for East Europe’s Nationalist Leaders

Gold is all that nationalist leaders in Europe’s east can talk about these days.

For the no-nonsense leaders that have come to dominate eastern Europe, the main benefit may be the message to voters that hefty holdings of the precious metal conveys.

“Gold is a symbol,” said Vuk Vukovic, a political economist in Zagreb. “When states purchase it, people everywhere see it as a sign of economic sovereignty.”

Gold Is New Obsession for East Europe’s Nationalist Leaders