Gold shines amid long dark night of Nicaraguan economy

Gold prices are rising to their highest prices in six years in world markets as investors seek the metal as a traditional refuge. Amid the saber-rattling between the US and China, prices have risen close to the $1,600 per troy ounce that was reached in 2013.

The result has been a major boost to Nicaragua's mining industry, El Nuevo Diario reports in Spanish.