Over the next few years, the price of silver should benefit further from governments’ increased focus on reducing global carbon dioxide emissions through investing in renewable energy. Solar energy is currently just a small portion of total silver demand but we expect it to increase in importance as the industry grows. What’s more, while subsidies may be scaled back in some part of the developed world, there is huge scope for more investment in emerging economies, led by China.
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