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Botswana Rough Exports Rise
May 9, 2017 9:21 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... Botswana’s rough diamond shipments increased 2.5% to $849.6
million in the first quarter, reflecting higher sales at De Beers, according to
recent data from the Bank of Botswana.
Exports amounted to $243.1 million in January, $254.2 million
in February and $352.3 million in March, figures showed.
The rise occurred amid a recovery in the market that saw De
Beers’ rough sales increase an estimated 2% to $1.86 billion in the three
sights that took place during the quarter. De Beers’ mines in Botswana
accounted for 75% of the company’s rough production in 2016, reports by parent
company Anglo American showed.
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Tags:
Botswana, Botswana exports, exports, Rapaport News, Rough Diamonds, trade data
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