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Editorial: Gold pushes merchandise trade exports surplus to record high!
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Editorial: Gold pushes merchandise trade exports surplus to record high!

Published August 13, 20264 min read

Over the last 21 years, merchandise trade expanded nearly nine-fold in dollar terms, rising from US$6billion in 2004 to US$52.5billion for 2025 as stronger exports pushed the country to its largest trade surplus on record.

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