Botswana's Rough Exports Drop

By Rapaport News / January 31, 2018 / www.diamonds.net / Article Link

RAPAPORT... Botswana's rough-diamond exports declined 14% to $3.48 billion in 2017, according to data released by the Bank of Botswana. After rising slightly in the first quarter, exports dropped18% year on year in the second quarter, slid 21% in the third quarter and fell 20% in the fourth. Much of the overall decline reflects a slowdown in De Beers' totalrough sales, which fell 5% to an estimated $5.31 billion last year. Debswana, the company'sdiamond-mining joint venture with the Botswana government, accountsfor a large portion of Botswana's total exports. De Beers' sales drop was due to a lower average price, as manufacturerssought smaller, lower-value rough. Demand for those goods was initially weak followingIndia's demonetization policy in late 2016, but buyers returned at the start of2017.

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