Swiss right-wing forces referendum on banning SNB gold sales

ZURICH (Reuters) - The right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP) has gathered enough signatures to force a referendum on a proposal to ban the country's central bank from selling any of its gold reserves.

The proposal, dubbed "Save our Swiss Gold", would prohibit the Swiss National Bank (SNB) from offloading its gold reserves as well as force it to hold at least 20 percent of its assets in gold, the committee behind the plan said on Wednesday.