The World Gold Council reported that Turkish gold exports decreased by 39 percent in the third quarter of 2001, reported Al-Bayan . The same source attributed the decline to the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. The World Gold Council added that the world’s gold exports in general dropped by 49 percent in the same quarter due to the same reason. — (menareport.com)
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