Botswana sets aside $65m to buy 24% stake in gem trader HB Antwerp
8 February 2024 Botswana has set aside 890 million pula ($65 million) to buy shares in Belgian diamond trader HB…
8 February 2024 Botswana has set aside 890 million pula ($65 million) to buy shares in Belgian diamond trader HB…
11 January 2024 Global diamond giant De Beers said it will go ahead with a planned $1 billion investment to…
22 December 2023 The country is at a pivotal point in its diamond journey, with the new deal between De…
22 November 2023 De Beers and the Botswana government will work together to find more diamond deposits, after both sides…
8 November 2023 Botswana seeks 24% stake in Belgian diamond trader. HB Antwerp to get 10% of state gem company’s…
7 November 2023 With elections due next year, Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi spoke of successes and ambitious plans in a…
25 October 2023 Botswana’s state-owned Okavango Diamond Company (ODC) has temporarily halted its rough stone sales as part of an…
30 August 2023 A large majority of people planning to get married prefer natural diamonds, giving the industry momentum at…
16 August 2023 De Beers will allow sightholders to defer up to half of rough purchases to early next year…
4 August 2023 Botswana‘s state diamond company is planning to diversify how it sells precious stones to the market as…
12 July 2023 Newly published Kimberley Process numbers give fresh insights into current market developments. Too many rough diamonds were…
Botswana has reached an eleventh-hour deal with diamond giant De Beers after months of tense negotiations that saw the continent’s…
29 June 2023 The 50-year partnership between the diamond-mining giant and the state is on the line as a new…
May 30, 2023 GABORONE, May 30 (Reuters) – Botswana wants to maintain its partnership with De Beers and is confident…
22 May 2023 De Beers, the biggest diamond producer by value, has reported lower rough diamond sales in its latest…
May 11, 23 (IDEX Online) – Botswana’s diamond industry is joining forces with the Natural Diamond Council (NDC) to promote…
17th April 2023 The diamond mining giant, De Beers has reported improved sales in its latest sales cycle, thanks to…
(Bloomberg) — Botswana will acquire a 24% stake in Belgian diamond trader HB Antwerp, in a challenge to the southern…
(IDEX Online) – HB Antwerp has announced a partnership with Botswana to foster a new generation of diamond talent. It…
De Beers recently sold an estimated $495 million (P6.7bn) of rough diamonds in its second auction of the year, a…
De Beers is committed to advancing Botswana’s vision of building a knowledge-based economy. De Beers chief executive officer, Al Cook,…
Botswana will not drop its demand to sell a bigger share of the diamonds produced by its joint venture with…
Botswana expects output from its mining sector to be flat this year, as the diamond industry loses its sparkle due…
LUCARA Diamonds wanted a quick resolution to diamond sales contract negotiations between Botswana and De Beers as their two-year discussions were…
GABORONE, Nov 1 (Reuters) – Rough diamonds sales by Debswana Diamond Company jumped 37.5% in the first nine months of…
Highlights positive impact of the natural diamond industry on education, conservation and local business NEW YORK, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — This…