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* Export ban lifted earlier than expected * Did not say whether decision is effective immediately (Adds background) CAIRO, April 9 (Reuters) - Egypt has lifted a ban on the export of gold due to increasing economic and political stability, the government said in a statement on Saturday. The government decided on Feb. 27 to ban exports of gold until June 30 -- a decision which the statement issued on Saturday said was aimed at "guarding Egyptian national security and to stop smuggling of the country's wealth abroad". The trade and industry minister issued a decree lifting the ban ahead of that date "in view of the stability of the stock exchange and political and economic conditions in the...
