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Rwanda News Agency/Agence Rwandaise d'Information (Kigali)

19 November 2007
Posted to the web 19 November 2007
Kigali

http://allafrica.com/stories/200711190450.html

Rwanda estimates that by the end of this year, it will have garnered some 60 million dollars from mineral exports which represents a 57% jump from last year, a senior official has revealed.

Last year, according to the Director General of the newly established Rwanda Geological Authority - Dr. Biryabarema Michael, $38 millions entered government coffers that had also risen from the previous years.

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