OREANDA-NEWS Hong Kong last year purchased gold from Russia for an all-time high of $10.5 billion, according to calculations by RIA Novosti, according to Hong Kong customs.

Gold shipments doubled last year to $10.5 billion from $5.2 billion a year earlier. The amount of last year's shipments has become the maximum for the entire time of statistics.

At the same time, the UAE was the largest supplier of gold to Hong Kong, with exports reaching $27.9 billion. Next comes China with $15.4 billion, followed by Japan with $13 billion. Russia became the fourth, and Australia closes the top five with $ 8.8 billion.