17:24, 15 июня 2023, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Tatyana KUDRYAVTSEVA
Kyrgyzstan exported 1.4 tons of gold for $87.9 million from January to April 2023. The National Statistical Committee provided such data.
At the same time, only 33.7 kilograms of gold worth $27.6 million were exported last year for the same period.
The main part of the precious metal was exported to Switzerland — 1.2 tons worth $78.2 million. It is interesting that the March data showed gold exports in the amount of 645.2 kilograms. It turns out that supplies have almost doubled for just a month.
The cost of gold sold to Switzerland is $62.9 per gram, or $1,956.9 per ounce.
This approximately corresponds to the price of the precious metal on the London Stock Exchange. As of June 14, an ounce of gold cost $1,955.8.
Kyrgyzstan also exported 167.8 kilograms of gold to Hong Kong for $9.6 million. In this case, the cost of an ounce was $1,796.9.