Botswana
All lights green for De Beers diamond deal
After two years of negotiations, the trading deal is set to be signed next month.
In Focus | Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?
Botswana, the source of most of De Beers's diamonds, is challenging the diamond giant by favouring an Antwerp start-up to cut and market its stones. Meanwhile, its parent company Anglo American has put the group up for sale, to little interest. Has the king of diamonds lost its sparkle? [...]
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