Uganda: Gold Makes 44% of Uganda's Export Earnings

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Uganda: Gold Makes 44% of Uganda's Export Earnings

[Monitor] Gold massively outperformed other export with cumulative earnings hitting $1.7b (Shs6.3 trillion) for the period between December 2019 and November 2020.

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