Botswana News News Botswana » Economy: Botswana secures $503.75m African Development Bank financing to cushion energy shocks, drive jobs
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a US$503.75 million (6.62 billion Botswana pula) loan to enable Botswana to cushion the impact of the global energy shock and ...
News Botswana » Economy: With $73 Million in Hand, Botswana Starts Showing Its Receipts
For the past year, Botswana has been telling diamond buyers, especially younger ones, that their purchases do good. On Wednesday, it got a major line item to ...
News Botswana » Economy: China-Botswana economic ties deepen as practical cooperation drives development
In 2025, trade between China and Botswana reached $1.222 billion, up 21.3% year on year. The two countries are now expanding collaboration in trade, investment and technology, with practical projects ...
News Botswana » Economy: Botswana's president eyes economic diversification, reduced reliance on diamonds
Botswana must diversity its economy to reduce its heavy dependence on diamond industry, the country's President Duma Gideon Boko said.
News Botswana » Economy: Botswana seeks closer China cooperation to diversify economy
Botswana is looking to transform its strategic partnership with China into practical cooperation that supports economic diversification, said International Relations Minister Phenyo Butale as ...
News Botswana » Economy: Botswana’s Bold Bet: Can a Diamond Nation Reinvent Itself?
This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Botswana, once an African economic success story built on diamond wealth, now faces a ...
News Botswana » Economy: Botswana’s economy forecast to shrink as diamond sector slumps
Botswana's economy is forecast to shrink by 0.9% this year, the country's finance minister said, amid a prolonged downturn in the diamond market. Botswana, the world's largest producer of diamonds by ...
News Botswana » Economy: Diamond-rich Botswana holds an election with new economic challenges for a long-ruling party
GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — Botswana votes in a national election this week that will decide if the ruling party extends a 58-year stretch in power in a southern African country that is a leading ...
News Botswana » Economy: Botswana launches citizenship program to boost economy beyond diamonds
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 ...
News Botswana » Economy: De Beers transfers $75 million to Botswana as diamond economy searches for life beyond mining
De Beers has transferred BWP1 billion, approximately $75 million, to Botswana’s Diamonds for Development Fund as the country seeks to build new industries beyond the diamond sector that has financed ...
News Botswana » Economy: Botswana, the country with the biggest diamonds, gets an improved 10-year deal with miner De Beers
GABORONE, Botswana — The Botswana government signed a new diamond sales agreement crucial to its economy with the De Beers mining company on Tuesday after seven years of negotiations. The deal gives ...