Nicolás Maduro attempted to withdraw 1,200 million dollars in gold from the Bank of England and was prevented – 25/01/2019

The government of Nicolás Maduro tried to pull out this friday 1200 million dollars in gold from the Bank of England, but the entity did not allow it. The bank's decision to deny the claim is known after the United States. will put pressure on the UK to prevent the operation.

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"The first management rule right now is prevent the regime from liquidating international badets of the country and steal them, "said Ricardo Hausmann, a Harvard professor at Bloomberg.

Britain joined the United States and other countries on Wednesday recognize Juan Guaidó, leader of the National Assembly, as the legitimate president of Venezuela. Maduro, an authoritarian leader who led the country's economic collapse, refuses to give up power and enjoys the support of the military.

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The 1200 million dollars in gold they are part of $ 8 billion foreign exchange reserves held by the Central Bank of Venezuela. We do not know where much of this money is.

Meanwhile, the staff of the Caracas monetary authorities has been ordered not to contact the Bank of England. They were told that the British entity will not answer, citing the reasons of the higher orders. The Bank of England declined to comment on Venezuelan gold and stated that it "provides banking services, including gold conservation services, to a large number of customers "and" does not comment on any of these relationships ".

Caracas and London. Bloomberg, AFP.