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    The World Gold Council holds a number of programs and conferences designed to deliver incisive, timely content to investors and other key audiences.

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    World Gold Council to Develop Shared Infrastructure for Digital Gold

    The World Gold Council (WGC) today announced a pioneering initiative to build new market infrastructure designed to unlock the next era of digital gold’s development.

    Gold Investment Rockets in 2025, Setting a New High as Uncertainty Bites

    The World Gold Council’s Full-Year 2025 Gold Demand Trends report reveals that total gold demand hit a new all-time high of 5,002t last year. A record fourth quarter set the seal on a stellar year as continued geopolitical and economic uncertainty propelled hefty investment in gold with an annual value of US $555bn.

    Gold Breaks Records as Investors Seek Shelter From Market Turbulence​

    The World Gold Council’s Q3 2025 Gold Demand Trends report reveals that quarterly gold demand (including OTC) reached 1,313t, or US $146bn in value terms and was the highest quarter for demand on record.
     

    Get set! World’s Deepest Marathon set to make history with two Guinness World Record attempts and an exciting new collaboration

    In three days’ time, 60 runners from 18 countries will descend into Boliden’s Garpenberg zinc mine in Sweden to run the World’s Deepest Marathon, 1,120m below sea level.

    CMSI Partners Announce the Final Public Consultation for the Consolidated Mining Standard to Start on 8 October 2025​

    Partners of the Consolidated Mining Standard Initiative (CMSI) – The Copper Mark, ICMM, the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) and the World Gold Council (WGC) – are pleased to announce the final public consultation for the Consolidated Standard, Assurance Process and Claims Policy will run from 8 October to 17 November 2025.