| A referendum that would force the Swiss central bank to hold a fifth of its assets in gold could rock foreign exchange markets, analysts have warned. On the 30th November, voters in Switzerland will head to the polls to decide whether the Swiss National Bank (SNB) should boost its gold holdings and refrain from any further selling of Swiss gold.
The referendum, proposed by the ultra-conservative Swiss People's party, will also require the bank to repatriate all Swiss gold holdings currently held outside of Switzerland if passed. The ban on selling gold would go into effect immediately and the SNB would have five years to reach the 20 percent requirement...............................................Full Article: Source
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