Kyrgyzstan: Kara-Balta to produce gold bars

A gold bar production workshop is expected to be opened in Kara-Balta city as part of a state project, the city mayor Milan Zhekshenov has announced. According to him, the construction and reconstruction of the building of the workshop have been fully completed – the area of ​​the facility is 1,500 square meters. The total…

Kyrgyzstan: gold exports up in H1 2024

Kyrgyzstan increased gold exports by 18.75% YoY in the first half of 2024, to 5.7 tons. In value terms, exports amounted to $405 million. In the first half of last year, 4.8 tons of gold were exported for $302 million. The main deliveries were to: Great Britain – more than 2.8 tons for $212 million,…

Uzbekistan: gold exports down in H1 2024

Uzbekistan exported gold worth $4.1 billion from January through June. According to the data from Uzbekistan’s Statistics Agency, this figure has decreased by 4.6% YoY. Meanwhile, the total volume of Uzbekistan’s goods and services exports amounted to $12.9 billion from January through June, up by 4.8%. The gold holds the country’s majority of reserves, totaling…