Kurdistan imported 26 tonnes of gold during the first half of 2015

Kurdistan imported 26 tonnes of gold during the first half of 2015

Sunday 12-07-2015 | 1:09:42

Kurdistan imported 26 tonnes of gold during the first half of 2015Twilight News / According to the Directorate of quality control of the jewelry in the Kurdistan Region, on Sunday, that the region imported over the past six months, 26 tonnes of gold, registered a decline relatively higher than imports for the same period of last year due to the economic crisis experienced by the region.

The director of quality control for jewelry Bakr Aziz said in a statement responded to Twilight News, that the imported gold amount to the region over the past six months amounted to 26 tonnes divided by 8 tons and 200 kg by Erbil International Airport, and 16 tons and 700 kg through Sulaymaniyah International Airport in Dohuk imported tons during the same period and only one.

He explained that most of the gold inflows to the region amount was imported from UAE and Turkey, indicating that it was recording a decrease in the amount of gold imported over the same duration of last year because of the economic situation experienced by the region.

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