The question is why 7 years? After all, the amount of gold to be returned is not that much! "“In two months, we’ve brought 160 tons of gold valued at around $

The question is why 7 years? After all, the amount of gold to be returned is not that much! "“In two months, we’ve brought 160 tons of gold valued at around $9 billion back to Venezuela,” http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-31/venezuela-receives-last-shipment-of-repatriated-gold-bars-1-.html http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-31/venezuela-receives-... For anybody reading this, research gold leasing by bullion banks. In essence it's fractional reserve banking... and the issue is if nations demand their gold back, what if it's not there?