Media Questions for Adrian Orr or Spokesperson: Financial Times "Rich countries plan to buy more gold" Is New Zealand a "rich country"?

19 June 2024. Answers coming? Who would know.

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Dear Adrian or spokesperson

The Financial Times has reported that "Rich countries plan to buy more gold despite record price" based on a World Gold Council survey.²

https://www.ft.com/content/578237db-be6e-4df7-a1bc-0e72e8837636

The RBNZ does not possess any gold.

My questions are:

1. Does the RBNZ consider New Zealand to be a rich country?

2. Was the RBNZ approached by the World Gold Council to complete this survey?

3. If the answer to 2 above is "yes", what were the RBNZ's answers to the World Gold Council's questions? Please include a copy of the questions in your response.

4. If the answer to 2 above is "no", does the RBNZ have any comment to make regarding why it wasn't approached to complete the survey.

5. Is the RBNZ intending to behave like other "rich countries" and buy gold?

6. Does the RBNZ have any comment to make on the content of the FT article above?

Thank you for your time.

Best wishes

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Thanks to

Metals and Miners

and specifically this for the lead.

Advanced economies’ central banks expect the metal’s share of global reserves to rise at the expense of the dollar

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See also:

Is the Reserve Bank Governor Intentionally Misleading Parliament?

RBNZ Governor Must Resign Over Select Committee Testimony : Update in Pictures

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2. Addendum: See also:

Arcadia Economics

Central Banks Expect Gold Holdings To Increase Survey Shows