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Central Bank Gold Purchases

Bill,
The World Gold Council just posted gold sales for January 2009. Ecuador bought 28.3 tonnes, Russia bought 4.1 tonnes, and Venezuela bought 7.5 tonnes. France, Mexico, and Sweden combined to sell 6.5 tonnes. For the month of January, central banks were net buyers of gold to the tune of 33.4 tonnes. Russia has now purchased 54.7 tonnes of gold for the 7 months from July 2008 thru January 2009. Regards,
Bryant