Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York NEW YORK (Reuters) -Botswana President Duma Boko said on ...

S&P Global Ratings downgraded Botswana's sovereign credit rating to BBB- from BBB and assigned a negative outlook, citing prolonged weakness in global diamond demand.The decision reflects Botswana's ...

Recognized as Africa's largest diamond producer, Botswana is currently facing new economic challenges as the global diamond ...

The downgrade comes despite signs of economic recovery. Botswana’s economy expanded 8.2 percent year-on-year in the third ...

March 13 (Reuters) - S&P Global Ratings on Friday cut Botswana's long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ...

Botswana's economy is heavily reliant on diamonds, which account for 80% of the nation's exports and a third of government income. The increasing popularity of lab-grown diamonds is creating a big ...

S&P Global Ratings downgraded Botswana’s sovereign rating from BBB to BBB- with a negative outlook on March 13, leaving the country one notch above speculative grade. The diamond sector—historically ...

Sept 26 (Reuters) - Botswana's economic output fell sharply in the second quarter, reflecting a steep decline in output from its key diamond industry, data from the statistics agency showed on Friday.

Botswana is the world’s second-largest diamond producer after Russia, and relies on the gems for about a third of its GDP. The southern African country held 12 million carats at the end of December, ...

Good afternoon, Governor, distinguished guests, colleagues, and friends. It is an honor and a privilege to join you for the commemoration of Bank of Botswana’s 50th anniversary Symposium. Over the ...