Why would any country store it's own gold outside its own borders?
For any nation state, storage and security costs will be tiny compared to geopolitical risk and leverage they're giving away by storing it abroad.
For any nation state, storage and security costs will be tiny compared to geopolitical risk and leverage they're giving away by storing it abroad.
Source: all that stolen wealth in WW2.
It really seems like one option here is best for maintaining the status quo with the existing government, whilst the other is best for the people of the nation.
Countries also keep cash funds at the NY Federal reserve too