Kazakhstan has rightfully taken a leading global position in the mining and processing of gold; the country produces around 70-80 tonnes of refined product each year. The success of its domestic refined gold industry, along with the investment characteristics gold has demonstrated throughout the last decade, have positioned it as fundamental to the reserves of the Central Bank of Kazakhstan. Aliya Moldabekova, Deputy Chairman of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan, spoke in detail about the current trends, plans and the results of past years in terms of gold. Current standing of the gold portfolio in the ... (full story)