24.06.20

Tajikistan has increased exports of precious and semi-precious stones and metals since the beginning of this year.

According to the Statistics Agency under the President of the Tajikistan, the export of precious and semi-precious stones and metals increased 7 times, Avesta Agency reports.

Exports of precious and semi-precious stones and metals totaled more than $ 303.8 million, which exceeded the figures for the same period in 2019 by more than $ 260.5 million.

The growth in the volume of exports of these metals exceeded the same indicators for 2019 by 7 times. The amount of imports of precious and semi-precious stones and metals for the specified period amounted to more than 837 thousand dollars, which is more than 1.4 million dollars, or 63.5% less than in the same period of 2019.

The relevant agencies of Tajikistan do not disclose data on which countries exported precious metals.

Meanwhile, according to statistics, the trade turnover between Tajikistan and Switzerland for five months of this year amounted to more than 306.2 million dollars with an increase of 6.2 times. Morethan $ 303.7 million of this amount is accounted for the export of Tajik goods to Switzerland.

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