Azerbaijan: gold export up in January-July 2020

Azerbaijan’s export of gold increased by 13.5% YoY, to $96.5 million, in January-July 2020, department head at the Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communications Nijat Hajizade reported. Azerbaijan exported gold worth $85 million during the same period of 2019. Azerbaijan exported 2,147 kg of gold to the world markets during the reporting period,…

Russia: gold output up in H1 2020

Russia’s gold output rose by 2% YoY, to 138.1 tons in January-June, the Finance Ministry said quoting supplies to the refining plants. Mined gold output rose by 5.3%, to 116.38 tons, while by-product gold output decreased by 10.9%, to 8.27 tons, and production of gold scrap fell 1by 3.3%, to 13.45 tons. Russia’s silver output…