Gold Exports from Tanzania Rise 44%

Bloomberg reported that Tanzanian gold export earnings were up 44% yearly through February.

As quoted in the market news:

Revenue from shipments increased $2.3 billion from $1.6 billion in the same period a year earlier, the Dar es Salaam- based bank said in a statement on its website today. Exports of gold and tourism receipts helped increase total exports to $6.8 billion from $6.1 billion, offsetting a decline in agricultural- commodity exports.

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