Kyrgyzstan: gold exports up in H1 2024

Kyrgyzstan increased gold exports by 18.75% YoY in the first half of 2024, to 5.7 tons. In value terms, exports amounted to $405 million. In the first half of last year, 4.8 tons of gold were exported for $302 million. The main deliveries were to: Great Britain – more than 2.8 tons for $212 million,…

Ukraine: bauxite imports up in January-July 2024

In January-July, Ukraine increased imports of aluminum ore and concentrate (bauxites) by 5% YoY, to 6.772 thousand tons. According to the State Customs Service, in monetary terms imports grew by 22.8%, to $980 thousand. The main supplier was Turkiye (63.81% in monetary terms), followed by China (28.64%) and Spain (7.54%). Ukraine didn’t re-export bauxites. (Ukrainian…