France denies state 'bankruptcy'

[Jimbuna]

I blame it all on Gerard Depardieu personally....this would never have happened if he hadn't moved to Russia

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21244911

[Catfish]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

I blame it all on Gerard Depardieu personally....this would never have happened if he hadn't moved to Russia

[STEED]

Now we know why Germany is reclaiming all of their gold sitting in French vaults.

http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/...ank-us-france/

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by STEED

Now we know why Germany is reclaiming all of their gold sitting in French vaults.

http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/...ank-us-france/

And from New York. Inspections on location have been denied both by American and German authorities since very long time, having fostered suspicions in Germany that maybe the material Gold moved from Germany to New York to make in unavailable for the advancing Soviet attack front once the cold war had turned hot is no longer existent in the NW York safes, and maybe has been replaced with "unpure" gold bars as well.

Problem is the German gold treasury in New York is immense (if it is still existing). To transport that weight over the Atlantic, and make it a safe passage, is a sorrow-multiplier.

Politicians, stupid enough to have trusted since so long that a worthless piece of paper with a number on it equals the possession of the real material gold. Somebody has not heared the shot there, I think, not understanding why you stockpile gold, not just worthless paper heaps. If the German gold has been leased and moved away, and this would come out, it would be a major diplomatic disaster both for the Germans AND the Americans.

Germany holds the second-biggest gold reserves worldwide. Thats why so many EU socialfascists are after it since the last couple of years.

Serious, this issue has been a major debate in Germany last year and until today. The government was too obviously trying to prevent any inspections, and when the request finally was filed by the Bundestag, the Bundesbank tried to prevent it, and then the American authorities said they would not allow in-location inspections of the real material deposits. Such is the kind of behaviour that raises suspicion - and legitimate suspicion for sure. For decades the Germans have just accepted a yearly paper with an American stamp on it as the only guarantee that the gold in material existence and original amount is still where it was put - in those safe in New York.

[Jimbuna]

The Royal Navy will ship it across....provided our cut is enough to allow us to build a warship

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

The Royal Navy will ship it across....provided our cut is enough to allow us to build a warship

We'd have to build the warship first to have something to ship it across with!

[Jimbuna]

Well for what I suspect is physically remaining Richard Branson will bring it over on the cheap...in one of his hot air balloons

[Armistead]

Fort Knox is now empty....jes saying.

[Oberon]

"Fort Knox? Hah, it's just for tourists!"

[geetrue]

To heck with France ... what about poor Zimbabwe: http://abcnews.go.com/International/...-bare-18356346

Zimbabwe's finance ministry said it has just $217 left in its accounts after paying the nation's civil servants and government employees earlier this month.

[Jimbuna]

Let Mugabe sell a few farms he 'borrowed' off the farmers.

[em2nought]

Safe full of Wonka bars would be funny, maybe they'll get the golden ticket.

[Lord_magerius]

Surely Mugabe would just claim that he had bought the golden tickets, though nobody is allowed to see them, or even acknowledge their existence. This would of course be after the announcement that the chocolate reserves had mysteriously dried up.