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  • Turkish Government "Goes For Gold"; Seeks To "Transfer" Private Gold Holdings Into Bank System

    03/22/2012 10:47:35 AM PDT · by dynachrome · 4 replies
    Zero Hedge (WSJ originally) ^ | 3-22-12 | Tyler Durden
    Government officials say the banking regulator will soon publish a plan to boost incentives for consumers to park their household wealth inside the financial system. Banking executives said they are considering new interest-yielding gold-deposit accounts that would allow savers to withdraw gold bars from specially designed automated teller machines. The moves come after the central bank in November announced that lenders could hold up to 10% of their local-currency reserves in gold, in part to tempt Turkey's gold hoarders to deposit their jewelry, coins or bullion at banks.