Uganda export earnings up 10.2% y/y in July on higher commodity shipments
Uganda's export earnings rose 10.2% from a year earlier in July to $1.40 billion, driven by higher shipments of gold, cocoa and flowers, the finance ministry said. The value of gold shipments surged 35% to $788.45 million.
2% from a year earlier in July, helped by higher shipments of commodities including gold, cocoa and flowers, the finance ministry said in a report seen on Monday. The surge in export earnings could help cushion the local currency, the shilling, which has been weakening against the dollar in recent days. 27 billion a year earlier, the ministry said in its report. The increase in export receipts was mainly driven by higher earnings from shipments of a range of commodities including gold, cocoa, flowers, maize and others.
45 million in July. Earnings from gold were up due to higher export volumes and an increase in international gold prices amid "increased demand for gold as a safe haven amid heightened global geopolitical tensions," the ministry said. Uganda is a regional gold-processing hub. Gold and coffee are the East African country's main sources of foreign exchange.
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