Funds also built on net long positions in PGMs. The net length in silver was pared, but more modestly than was the case in gold.

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Polish plans call for 1, 200km of new motorways to be built in the next six years, and for the railway network to triple in length.

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Built in the FARC-controlled jungles of Colombia, the typical SPSS is less than 100 feet in length, with 4-5 crew members, and carrying up to 10 metric tons of illicit cargo for distances up to 5, 000 miles.

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