Gold: Its role around the globe
Gold and its impact around the world from Colombia to Ghana to the gold vaults of Dubai
Jewellery designer Rajvi Vora discovers more about the precious metal that has had such an impact on her life, and the world. Rajvi is learning about gold鈥檚 current role across the globe and hoping to understand the many faces of it. From where it starts life in the goldmines of Colombia - hidden in lush forests that serve their communities, to Ghana where illegal goldmines are killing crops and livelihoods. She also speaks to celebrity jewellers making extravagant creations for the rich and famous in LA, and dip down into Dubai鈥檚 gold vaults where gold is stashed away as a safe haven investment.
(Photo: 818 Vault, Dubai. Credit: Vikram Jethwani)
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- Wed 30 Jun 2021 01:32GMT91热爆 World Service
- Wed 30 Jun 2021 08:06GMT91热爆 World Service
- Wed 30 Jun 2021 12:32GMT91热爆 World Service East and Southern Africa, South Asia, West and Central Africa & East Asia only
- Wed 30 Jun 2021 19:06GMT91热爆 World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa
- Sun 4 Jul 2021 10:32GMT91热爆 World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa
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