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Asian axis of India and China continues to advance gold demand
Gold’s strong start to the year was reinforced during the second quarter of 2011 where total global gold demand measured 919.8 tonnes (t), worth a near-record US$44.5bn, with broad-based support across all sectors and geographies. Standout markets were India and China, as these two markets accounted…
The World Gold Council appoints Natalie Dempster to lead its Government Affairs team.
The World Gold Council, the market development organisation for the gold industry, today announced that Natalie Dempster will lead its Government Affairs activities with immediate effect.
Gold posts positive returns in Q2 2011, while commodities suffer major price correction
New research suggests higher allocations to gold could benefit portfolios in both inflationary and deflationary scenarios
Independent analysis by Oxford Economics suggests that gold’s share of an optimal portfolio is around 5% in a base long-term economic scenario featuring 2.25% growth and 2% annual inflation . The optimal allocation rises in a more inflationary long-run scenario and also does so for more risk-averse…
First gold-based emissions control technology in commercial production
Nanostellar Inc., a Silicon Valley developer of advanced materials, has completed the commercialisation of a gold-based catalyst, NS Gold™, which is now in production with one of the four largest European diesel car manufacturers. The World Gold Council has provided an additional investment which…
