Laos to earn US$463 million in mineral trade in last three months of 2021


VIENTIANE, Nov. 19 (Xinhua): Laos is expecting to earn about US$463 million from the sale of minerals domestically and for export in the last three months of 2021, after earning US$1,464 billion in the first nine months of 2021.

The value of mineral sales this year is expected to be 15.04 percent more than targeted, Deputy Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone told the National Assembly last week, local daily Vientiane Times reported on Friday.

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