Keywords: Gold


WHO renews Egypt’s gold-tier recognition for progress against hepatitis C

The World Health Organization (WHO) has renewed Egypt’s gold-tier recognition for its progress toward eliminating hepatitis C as a public health threat, reaffirming the country’s continued efforts to control the disease and sustain the results achieved through its national health programmes. The......

Morocco’s Competition Council Investigates Gold Market as Fuel Price Debate Continues

Morocco’s Competition Council is widening its scrutiny of several strategically important markets, with the gold and jewellery sector now undergoing an in-depth examination as debate over fuel prices remains a persistent issue in the country’s economic landscape. Competition Council President......

Gold could climb toward $5,330 an ounce in 2027 as investor demand grows

Gold could extend its strong performance into 2027, with the precious metal expected to benefit from continued investor demand for alternative assets amid inflation concerns, fiscal pressures and uncertainty across global financial markets. Precious metals consultancy Metals Focus projects that the......

Côte d’Ivoire’s largest gold project begins production ahead of schedule

Côte d’Ivoire has reached a major milestone in its mining sector with the first gold production from the Koné project, one of the country’s largest mining developments. The mine, operated by Canadian company Montage Gold, produced its first gold pour on September 26, marking......

Tamil Nadu gives newborns one-gram gold rings under new hospital scheme

Tamil Nadu has launched a new welfare programme under which eligible babies born in government hospitals receive a one-gram gold ring, linking a traditional symbol of prosperity with the state’s effort to encourage institutional deliveries. Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay formally launched the scheme,......

Gold prices fall 2.7% as investors reassess US interest-rate outlook

Gold prices fell sharply on Monday, extending recent pressure on the precious metals market as higher oil prices and expectations of further monetary tightening in the United States weighed on investor sentiment. Spot gold declined 2.7% to $4,171.85 per ounce, while US gold futures also lost 2.7%, settling......

Boumadine project value jumps to $3.5 billion in new economic assessment

The Boumadine polymetallic project in Morocco has recorded a substantial improvement in its economic outlook, with an updated preliminary economic assessment placing its after-tax net present value at $3.5 billion. The figure represents a sharp increase from the $1.5 billion valuation reported in the......

Black Friday 1869: the gold market panic that shook Wall Street

Long before “Black Friday” became associated with post-Thanksgiving shopping, the expression referred to one of the most dramatic financial episodes in 19th-century America. On September 24, 1869, a speculative attempt to control the U.S. gold market collapsed, triggering a sharp fall in......

Yassine Bounou becomes Wydad Casablanca’s first gold member

Wydad Athletic Club of Casablanca has created a new distinction within its membership structure, with Moroccan international goalkeeper Yassine Bounou becoming the first player to receive the club’s newly established “gold member” status. The announcement, made on Sunday, gives Bounou......