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Turkey ramps up its mining product exports to Qatar

Türkiye Materials 23 June 2020 14:06 (UTC +04:00)
Turkey ramps up its mining product exports to Qatar

BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 23

By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:

Exports of mining industry products from Turkey to Qatar grew by 8.69 percent from January through May 2020, compared to the same period in 2019, having surpassed $7.5 million, Turkey’s Ministry of Trade told Trend on June 23.

In May 2020, exports of mining products from Turkey to Qatar plunged by 47.89 percent compared to May 2019 and made up slightly over $1.1 million.

In the first 5 months of 2020, the export of mining products from Turkey to the world market dropped by 15.1 percent compared to the same period of 2019, having stood at $1.5 billion. In this period, Turkey’s export of mining products made up 2.5 percent of the country’s total exports.

In May 2020, Turkey exported $272.7 million worth of mining products to the foreign markets, which is 40.5 percent less compared to the same month of last year. Thus, the country’s export of mining products accounted for 2.7 percent of its total exports in the reporting month.

According to the ministry, from May 2019 through May 2020, Turkey exported over $4 million worth of mining industry products to the international markets.

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