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In a retrospective cohort study, Tara Gomes and colleagues study associations between opioid use history and reattachment to a primary care provider following termination of enrollment among residents of Ontario, Canada. ....
A study of global gold trading data has uncovered signs of smuggling in several major markets, warning that metals traders, refiners and banks should pay closer attention to potential red flags. According to research by investigative campaign group Global Witness, many countries are currently exporting quantities of gold far in excess of their reported production and imports. Though this can be partly attributed to flaws in how data is recorded and presented, the report warns that in many cases it suggests gold is being smuggled across international borders in order to disguise its dubious origins. “When gold is smuggled into a country, it is not reported as an import, but it often leaves the country through legal channels and shows up in the export figures, leading to gaps between production and net export figures,” Global Witness says. ....
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NGOs criticize LBMA’s gold sourcing program International regulations have succeeded in limiting the export of conflict minerals, but illegally mined minerals continue to support warlords in in certain areas of the world. ( Image courtesy of Fairphone.) Advocacy group Global Witness along with four other civil society organizations said today that the London Bullion Market Association’s (LBMA) responsible sourcing program has failed to ensure that only responsibly-sourced gold, conflict-free and untainted by human rights abuses is traded worldwide. “We had hoped that September’s release of the LBMA’s first annual Responsible Sourcing Report 2020 would address these concerns,” the organization wrote in an open letter to the LBMA on March 8. “We welcome the report, which provides more detail than previous publications.” ....
Taarifa Rwanda Published 3 weeks ago 1share On Tuesday Global Witness, along with four other advocacy groups said that the London Bullion Market Association’s (LBMA) responsible sourcing program has failed to ensure that only responsibly-sourced gold, conflict-free and untainted by human rights abuses is traded worldwide. The five organizations also called on the European Union (EU) not to endorse the LBMA, the world’s most influential gold market authority, which would make imports into country members troublesome. “We had hoped that September’s release of the LBMA’s first annual Responsible Sourcing Report 2020 would address these concerns. We welcome the report, which provides more detail than previous publications,” the organizations wrote in an open letter to the LBMA. ....