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> 1 - Why do Germany and Netherlands even store their gold in the USA? Today: because it turns out they cannot get it back. Originally because countries did no
by the_mitsuhiko 10y ago
> 1 - Why do Germany and Netherlands even store their gold in the USA?
Today: because it turns out they cannot get it back. Originally because countries did not want that when they were invaded by others that the invader would also run off with the wealth. So keeping it on the other side of the world in a 'neutral' country looked reasonable.