Botswana’s Diamond Trade Expected to Depreciate due to Reduced Demand
An official from Botswana’s finance ministry stated today 1st March that Botswana anticipates its mining sector’s production to remain flat this year as the diamond business loses its luster as a result of a decline in consumer spending and reduced demand for diamond jewelry. In 2022, the total mining production increased by 8.2%. Although Botswana is the continent’s biggest producer of diamonds, this year’s improvements in copper and coal will not make up for the
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