The Polish central bank just published its 2023 Annual Report yesterday.
The introduction to the report by governor Adam Glapiński is astounding, for he says that they still plan to buy another 170 tonnes of gold (to boost the current 427 tonnes to ~600 tonnes):
"Gold constitutes an important part of our official reserve assets. It diversifies the risk of other investments and increases yields, especially during crises and episodes of heightened market tensions.
Let me remind you that in 2018–2023, Narodowy Bank Polski purchased nearly 256 tonnes of gold, increasing its holdings to 359 tonnes. [now 427 tonnes as of month end Oct 2024]
We are not going to stop at that, aiming to build up the gold reserves.
The adopted strategy is confirmed by the decision of the NBP Management Board to The adopted strategy is confirmed by the decision of the NBP Management Board to continue investing in gold, which is ultimately to constitute 20% of official reserve assets (nearly 600 tonnes).
This will make Poland one of the biggest holders of gold in the world." |