2013-03-16forbes.com

A New York-based consultancy says the outcome of Turkey's move 1 ½ years ago to allow commercial banks to count gold deposits toward their reserve requirements potentially could be emulated by other central banks, and if so, would mean a further "renaissance" or "rehabilitation" of gold as a monetary asset.

The end result of the Turkish rules has been to free up lending to support the economy at a time when many other countries are struggling to get banks to provide funds to borrowers, the consultancy said.



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