According to CoinMeta, a report released by Uganda's Ministry of Finance on Thursday showed that driven by increased revenue from gold and other commodity exports, Uganda's total exports surged by 36% year-on-year in August. The report indicated that Uganda's total commodity exports in August amounted to 1.5 billion US dollars, higher than the 1.1 billion US dollars in the same period last year. Among them, gold exports reached 889 million US dollars, an increase of 68.9% compared to the same period last year. In recent years, Uganda has developed into a regional center for gold processing and trade.