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World Service,21 Aug 2024,26 mins
Who wins and loses when gold prices hit a new record high?
World Business ReportAvailable for over a year
Gold prices hit a new peak as investors pile back into the commodity ahead of expected interest rate cuts in the US. We look into the details. A month after the resignation of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, the BBC talks to former IMF economist and new central bank Governor, Ahsan Mansur, about the economic challenges the country faces. And we find out why protesters in Serbia are against a lithium mine that could cover 90% of the metal's demand in Europe.
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