Botswana’s president Duma Boko says he’s close to negotiating an end to the 15 per cent tariff imposed on his country’s polished diamond exports to the...
What was meant to be a lifeline for Botswana’s treasury turned into a sobering signal for the global diamond market. Okavango Diamond Company (ODC), the state-owned...
De Beers is giving its sightholders more breathing room, stretching the current supply agreement until June 30, 2026. The move, announced Friday, comes as the diamond...
Botswana is pushing to secure a majority stake in De Beers by October, President Duma Boko confirmed. The country, reeling from a prolonged diamond slump, is...
The government of Botswana could buy an additional stake in De Beers, or even acquire the business outright, according to a Financial Times (FT) report. Full...
Government of Botswana moves to secure control of De Beers amid falling diamond revenues.
Botswana President Duma Boko has called for a significant policy change in the country’s diamond industry, urging that all diamonds mined in Botswana be cut and...
De Beers and the Botswana government announced they had finally signed the long-delayed agreements on sales, mining licenses and a package of measures to boost the...