as registered a relative decline higher than imports for the same period of last year due to the economic crisis experienced by the region.

The director of quality control for jewelry , Bakr Aziz said in a statement received by Shafaq News, that the imported gold amount to the region over the past six months amounted to 26 tons divided by 8 tons and 200 kg by Erbil International Airport, and 16 tons and 700 kg through Sulaymaniyah International Airport while Dohuk imported one ton during the same period only.

He explained that most of the gold inflows to the region was imported from UAE and Turkey, indicating that a decrease has been recorded in the amount of imported gold over the same duration of last year because of the economic situation experienced by the region.