The Story of Money

How high gold prices are fueling a chocolate shortage

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The surging price of gold is leading to some unexpected outcomes. The FT’s Aanu Adeoye traveled to Ghana to see how this is playing outamong two of the country’s top commodities: gold and cocoa. Aanu and the FT’s Susannah Savage explain how the two commodities are linked and how it is impacting the people who live in the country.  


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For further reading:

How illegal gold mining is fuelling a chocolate shortage

Food groups develop a taste for cocoa alternatives

From London to New York via Switzerland: the booming trade in gold bars

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