Russia: gold exports up in January 2021

In January, Russia, according to preliminary data of the Federal Customs Service, exported 13.7 tons of gold valued at $812 million, up by 48% YoY, but down by 38% MoM. The main customer was the United Kingdom – 13 tons at $772 million. Last year, gold exports amounted to 320.2 tons, up 2.6-fold YoY. (Ukrainian…

Armenia: gold exports down in 2020

In 2020, Armenia exported 5670 kg of gold, down by 2.7% YoY. At the same time, according to the Customs Service, revenue grew by 14.3%, to $255.8 million. The main customers were Switzerland (50%), India (30.4%) and UAE (19.4%). Last year, Armenia imported 446.9 kg of gold, down by 82.2%, valued at $22.2 million, down…

Ukraine: scrap export up in January-February 2021

In January-February, Ukraine exported 30.189 thousand tons of ferrous scrap valued at $10.087 million, up 2.8-fold and 3.7-fold YoY respectively. According to the State Customs Service, imports grew by 95.6%, to 3.132 thousand tons valued at $5.179 million, up 2.6-fold. The main suppliers were Turkey (63.35% in monetary terms), Russia (27.77%) and the USA (7.86%),…