The driving forces are changing, however. While external impulses had the upper hand Bundesbank successfully wraps up run-up phase of gold repatriation. On 9 January 2017, the Bundesbank provided an update on its gold repatriation program and the geographical distribution of its gold storage arrangements, Changes in bank office statistics in 2018. 04.07.2019 Press release Deutsche Bundesbank DE. The consolidation process in the German banking sector continued Gold repatriation refers to plans of various governments to bring home their gold stored outside the home country. Many nations use foreign vaults forChange in the basic rate of interest to 3.19% with effect from 1 July 2008 Bundesbank successfully wraps up run-up phase of gold repatriation.