Deep in the vaults: the Bank of England’s £1.4bn Venezuelan gold conundrum
Nicolás Maduro’s seizure by US reopens question of who controls country’s reserves held in the UK
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Future of Bank of England’s Venezuelan gold back in spotlight after Maduro capture
Questions are swirling over the fate of $4.8bn of Venezuelan gold reserves held by the Bank of England amid ongoing legal rows
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>> The Venezuelan gold is now worth $4.8bn and still confiscated and still refusing to return it to Venezuela. This is what banditry looks like in 2026.