“Ethiopia has opened its first ever gold refinery, a $50 million joint venture… we are exporting $5.6 billion worth of gold… a $140 million auction… earnings go to the central bank.”

World Business Report · Formula 1 heads back to Africa

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Formed a $50 million joint-venture gold refinery where Sam Precious Metals owns 49% and the Ethiopian sovereign wealth fund holds 51%, with 51% of refinery earnings flowing to the central bank for FX and public-sector spending

$50 million JV; $5.6 billion worth of gold exported; $140 million auction of gold-sale proceeds

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