Kazakhstan: Polymetal board to rename company

Polymetal International plc suggests not paying dividends for 2023. Moreover, due to sanctions on the Russian Polymetal JSC, it was suggested to change the name. The annual shareholders’ meeting is scheduled for June 11. The board of directors suggests renaming the company Solidcore Resources plc. The sale of Russian business considerably decreased debt burden on…

Ukraine: aluminum import up in January-April 2024

In January-April, Ukraine increased impost of aluminum and aluminum products by 26.6% YoY, to $136.761 million ($38.235 million in April). According to the State Customs Service, exports grew by 5%, to $33.008 million ($9.608 million in April). Last year, imports increased by 7.7%, to $366.463 million, and exports by 0.7%, to $97.616 million. (Ukrainian metal)

Kyrgyzstan: 2.1 tons of gold exported in Q1 2024

In January-March, about 2.1 tons of the precious metal were exported from the Kyrgyz Republic. While in previous months the republic exported almost the entire volume of gold to Switzerland, now the leader was Hong Kong (China). The top five export commodities remain unchanged for the second year in a row: gold, ores and concentrates…