The Dutch central bank (DNB) said on Wednesday it had moved 86 tonnes of its gold stock out of the United States and Canada to London, citing "increasing geopolitical unrest."
The DNB said gold reserves held in London could be traded more easily than those held in New York and Ottawa.
"This makes it the quickest for DNB to deploy in a crisis situation," said the bank in a statement.
"With this step, we have improved the deployability of the gold reserves. We assume that we will never need to deploy the gold, but it is nevertheless necessary to strengthen our resilience and preparedness," said DNB President Olaf Sleijpen.
The total Dutch gold stock amounted to 612.4 tonnes and was valued at €72.2 billion at the end of 2025, the DNB said.
