“Russia has been the largest official buyer for years,” Eugen Weinberg, the head of commodities research at Commerzbank AG in Frankfurt, said today by e-mail. “It’s a part of its long-term strategy of amassing gold reserves and diversifying it foreign-exchange reserves.”
Russia Boosts Gold Reserves by $400M to Highest Since ?93 - Bloomberg
Russia Boosts Gold Reserves by $400M to Highest Since ?93 - Bloomberg