Russia: gold output up in July 2018

Russia’s production of finished, semi-finished, and powdered gold increased by 1.7% YoY and by 19.7% MoM in July, the Federal State Statistics Service said in a report. In January-July gold production decreased by 0.6% YoY. Previously, absolute figures on production of precious metals were a state secret. The figures are no longer classified, but the…