The European Central Bank has urged Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s party to “reconsider” a plan to declare that gold reserves held by the country’s central bank belong to the Italian people.
In an opinion released on Wednesday, the ECB warned that any law that could affect the legal status of Italy’s gold reserves would require consultation with the Bank of Italy to ensure that it does not compromise central bank independence.
Italy has the third largest gold reserves of any country, after the US and Germany, with around 2,452 tonnes. Its current market value of about €285bn follows a blistering rise in global gold prices.
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