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Egypt’s gold boom: Mining, Sudan and selling the family jewels...
02 Sep, 2025 13:31 194 min read
Egypt is experiencing a dramatic gold export boom, with Q1 2025 exports of $3.2bn dwarfing previous periods, driven by massive purchases from the UAE. This surge is fueled by Egypt's urgent need for foreign currency to stabilize its struggling economy and repay debt, prompting regulatory reforms to attract major foreign mining investment. Concurrently, economic hardship is leading Egyptian households to sell their family gold, while the conflict in Sudan is diverting smuggled gold through Egypt. Despite the boom, the sector faces significant challenges with transparency and illicit trade that must be balanced with regulation for gold to become a true pillar of economic recovery.... More