A century ago the United States has by far the biggest stockpile with an estimated 350000000000. 00 but russias holdings of quadrupled over the last decade the jewelry industry uses about 2000 tonnes of gold every year worth around 85000000000. 00 but its people in india that have believed to hold the most gold estimated to be worth around 1. 00 trillion dollars so is that extra demand for gold or is this just investors seeking a safe haven to find out were joined via skype by gavin wendt gavin is the founding director and senior resource analyst at sydney based mine life good to have you with us gavin so whats behind golds recent rally well weve seen a number of factors that conspire exactly the right time. Dr gold. There have been some. Recent factors. I guess related to things in the last week for example related to u. S. Interest rate caps trade issues uncertain day with respect to britain and iran an ongoing Economic Council. But we can actually trace goals i guess. Strong momentu
Government forces stepped up their offensive on the province. Thirty two missing after an iranian tanker collides with a freighter of china catching fire and spilling its own. We investigate a secret plot by Eastern European to profit from dollars allegedly stolen by ukraines former president. Im joined again. At the f. A. Cup home. And knocked out by forest in the third round. So the nigeria has started flying thousands of its citizens home from libya where theyve been trapped in slavery like conditions large numbers of nigerians are stuck in libya had been trying to cross to italy by sea but was stopped by local and factions and libyas coast guard now facing dire conditions and abuse the Nigerian Government says the flights will continue for as long as they need to. Well libyas is a poor tool to the mediterranean and to europe for refugees and migrants from africa in the middle east up to ninety percent of people crossing the Mediterranean Sea to europe depart from libya there are fo
Conditions and abuse and i cheering government says the fights will continue for as long as they need to where libya is a portal to the mediterranean and on to europe for refugees and migrants from africa and the middle east there are forty three thousand refugees and Asylum Seekers registered with the Un Refugee Agency in libya the highest number come from nigeria nearly seventeen and a half thousand people followed by syria with sixteen and a half thousand and then given the and ivory coast up to ninety percent of people crossing the Mediterranean Sea to europe depart from libya most travelling from east africa arrive through sudan those coming from Central Africa travel through new jet while the route from west africa goes through algeria and i jaring government has found it difficult to tell exactly how many people are in need of help. Our president has made available all the resources necessary but the bluff whatever it is and i couldnt move out of the lead him to repatriate all t
People in adlib city the Syrian Government forces step up their offensive on the province. Donald trump gets an apology from steve bannon offers former aides explosive comments in a new book about the president. And were going to be live at the Golden Globes as hollywood prepares to take a stand against Sexual Harassment. Im joined again in doha with the day sports news including an upset at the f. A. Cup as holders also more knocked out by not in forest in the third round. A welcome to the program our top story this hour nigeria is started flying foul of its citizens home from libya where theyve been trapped in slavery like conditions large numbers of nigerians stuck in libya theyve been trying to cross to italy by sea but was stopped by local armed factions and libyas coast guard and now facing daya conditions and abuse and government says the flights will continue for as long as they need to libya serves as an important portal to the mediterranean and on to europe for refugees and m
Least twenty five people in adlib city the Syrian Government forces step up their offensive on both ends. Donald trump gets an apology from steve bannon after his woman aides explosives in a new book about the president. And as the first hollywood Award Ceremony of the year gets underway gender equality activists a playing a leading role. Nigeria started flying thousands of its citizens home from libya where theyd been trapped in slavery like conditions large numbers of nigerians a stuck in libya theyd been trying to cross to italy by sea but was stopped by local on factions and libyas coast guard and now facing di conditions and abuse and i cheering government says the flights will continue for as long as they need to what libya serves as a portal to the mediterranean and on to europe for refugees and migrants from africa and the middle east up to ninety percent of people crossing the Mediterranean Sea to europe depart from libya there are forty three thousand refugees and Asylum Seek