Prospects for developing the gold mining industry and attracting investment were discussed at the VII Forum of Gold Producers of Kazakhstan. The event was held as part of the Astana Mining & Metallurgy 2026 Congress and brought together representatives of businesses, industry associations, investors, and experts. Opening the forum, Chairman of the Industry Committee Azamat…
Chairman of the State Tax Service of Kyrgyzstan, Almambet Shykmamatov, commented on upcoming legislative changes regarding taxation in the gold mining industry. According to him, the new measures are aimed at ensuring the state receives a fair share of revenues from rising global precious metal prices. As the head of the State Tax Service noted,…
Azerbaijan exported $131.1 million worth of gold in January-April, up by 37.4% YoY. This was reported in the May issue of the “Export Review” of the Center for Analysis and Communication of Economic Reforms. According to the center, gold export revenue in April amounted to $35.9 million (an 18.9% increase compared to April 2025). (Report)
Uzbekistan resumed exports of non-monetary gold after a seven-month pause, according to data from the National Statistics Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan. In April, the volume of gold shipments to foreign markets amounted to $1.503 billion. The figure is 27.4% lower than in April 2025, when gold exports stood at $1.91 billion. No gold…
Turkish company Miryildiz KZ and the Akimat (state administration) of Kazakhstan’s Abay region signed a memorandum on the construction of a plant to process gold ore from the Zhanan deposit. The project is estimated to cost $482 million. The plant is planned to be built and operational by 2028. Regional authorities have not disclosed the…
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum has signed a contract for over $20 million with companies from Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan to mine gold at the Qala-e-Zal deposit in Qala-e-Zal district of Kunduz Province. “The five-year contract was signed by the Minister of Mines and Petroleum, Hedayatullah Badri, in the presence of the Ambassadors of Azerbaijan…
In the first quarter of 2026, Uzbekistan did not carry out any gold exports, according to data from the National Statistics Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The published figures showed that no shipments of the precious metal were made to external markets during January-March. In the same period of 2025, gold exports amounted to…
In January-March, Azerbaijan exported $95.3 million in gold, up by 46.2% YoY. This was reported in the April edition of the Export Review of the Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communications. (Report)