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    New research indicates that responsible gold miners contributed more than $55bn to sustainable economic development in 2012

    Today the World Gold Council releases a new research report, Responsible gold mining and value distribution, which demonstrates further the constructive role responsible gold mining plays in supporting sustainable socio-economic development, particularly in host nations. In an industry first, member…

    Investors should resist being seduced by short-term headlines when making long-term investment decisions urges new report

    The World Gold Council today publishes a new report ‘Why invest in gold?’ which reiterates and explains why gold should be viewed as a long-term asset in a portfolio.

    The global economy has been slowly healing since the 2008-2009 financial crisis, however many investors have increased their exposure to risky assets on the back of strong equity market performance this year.…

    Gold industry generated over $210 billion for the global economy in 2012, new study finds

    The direct economic impact of gold, an independent research report by economists at PwC and commissioned by the World Gold Council, is the first to take into account the entire value chain from large scale mining supply to consumer demand in order to quantify how gold contributes to local and global…

    World Gold Council elects Randall Oliphant as new chairman

    The World Gold Council has announced the appointment of Randall Oliphant as its new Chairman. Mr Oliphant is Executive Chairman of the Canadian gold producer New Gold Inc. and succeeds Ian Telfer, Chairman of Goldcorp Inc., who steps down from the Board.

    The World Gold Council further strengthens Investment capability with recruitment of William Rhind as Managing Director, Institutional Investment

    Following the recent appointments of Kevin Feldman as Managing Director of Investment globally and Robert Alderman as Managing Director, Private Investment, the World Gold Council has further strengthened its investment expertise with the addition of William Rhind as Managing Director of its Institutional…