Botswana to Cut Spending Amid Diamond Revenue Decline
Botswana plans to reduce spending on new vehicles and travel for government officials and may delay some capital projects due to a slump in diamond revenues, according to Finance Minister Peggy Serame. “We have to seriously reduce the pace of spending, and we are looking at areas such as procurement of vehicles, computers, workshops, and travel that is funded by the government,” Serame told lawmakers on Monday. In the first quarter of the fiscal year
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