RUSSIAN GOLD EXPORTS FALL
February 1st, 2004
BY MARK ROWE
RUSSIAN gold exports fell by 27 per cent last year, mainly because the country's central bank sold none of its gold, according to the Russian Union of Gold Producers. Exports of gold dropped to 150 tons, from 191 tons in 2002, though gold production increased to 176.9 tons from 170.9 tons.
RUSSIAN gold exports fell by 27 per cent last year, mainly because the country's central bank sold none of its gold, according to the Russian Union of Gold Producers. Exports of gold dropped to 150 tons, from 191 tons in 2002, though gold production increased to 176.9 tons from 170.9 tons.
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