Kyrgyzstan: gold exports up in January-October 2024

In January-October, Kyrgyzstan exported 13,836.6 million grams of gold (13.83 tons) to China, the UAE, Great Britain and Switzerland. According to the National Statistical Committee, the total amount of precious metal exports reached 91,884,391.9 billion soms, equivalent to $1,064,425.5 billion. Compared to last year, the volume of exported gold increased by 7.4%. The amount of…

Kazakhstan: country takes steps towards transparency in mining industry

Kazakhstan is implementing new measures in mining and geological exploration to enhance transparency in the mining sector. A meeting has been held between the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and the Chairperson of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Helen Clark. During the conversation, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev emphasized that since joining the organization in 2007, Kazakhstan…

Ukraine: ferroalloys exports down in January-November 2024

In January-November, Ukraine decreased ferroalloys exports 4.7-fold YoY, to 72.446 thousand tons. According to the State Customs Service, revenue decreased 3.5-fold, to $83.97 million. Ferroalloys were exported to Poland (26.97% in monetary terms), Turkiye (22.72%) and Italy (18.37%). Over 11 months, Ukraine imported 79.299 thousand tons of ferroalloys valued at $134.88 million, up from 7.819…