It's honestly quite impressive that it took them this long to do this.
Italy is the third country with the largest gold reserves since the 50s or so, and most of their gold is in the US.
The idea of repatriating it comes up from time to time, but the truth is that it's s logistical and diplomatic trouble with little positive outcomes.
I don't think the US is a serious position to argue diplomatic issues atm.
I'd vote for it if I was Italian.
> The operation took place between March and August of this year, it said.
You can also ask why they move it to London and not mainland Europe.
England has not been invaded in nearly 1000 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1688_invasion_of_England
These systems AIUI have huge amounts of inertia, by design.
Italy is the third country with the largest gold reserves since the 50s or so, and most of their gold is in the US.
The idea of repatriating it comes up from time to time, but the truth is that it's s logistical and diplomatic trouble with little positive outcomes.
I don't think the US is a serious position to argue diplomatic issues atm.
I'd vote for it if I was Italian.
> The operation took place between March and August of this year, it said.
You can also ask why they move it to London and not mainland Europe.
England has not been invaded in nearly 1000 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1688_invasion_of_England
These systems AIUI have huge amounts of inertia, by design.