Botswana News 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: Pensions for Botswana’s elderly are growing, but care services are lacking
The key insight of the new report is that while Botswana has significantly expanded its old age pension system, investment in care services for older people has not kept pace. The result is a system ...
News Botswana » Economy: Ex-AfDB chief to chair Botswana diamond fund as country pushes economic diversification
Akinwumi Adesina, the Former African Development Bank president, has been appointed chairman of Botswana's Diamonds for Development ...
News Botswana » Economy: Botswana launches citizenship program to boost economy beyond diamonds
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Botswana President Duma Boko said on Friday his country will establish a citizenship-by-investment program, as the southern African country looks to diversify its economy away from ...
News Botswana » Economy: Synthetic Stones Are Sinking Botswana's Diamond-Based Economy
Diamonds are losing their sparkle, at least for the stones dug out of the ground. The rapid development of lab-grown synthetic diamonds increasingly looks like it will deliver a death blow to diamond ...
News Botswana » Economy: Botswana, the country with the biggest diamonds, gets an improved 10-year deal with miner De Beers
Read full article: On and Off Fred Studio Tour returns for its 18th year An overhead shot of the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. GABORONE – The Botswana government signed a new ...
News Botswana » Economy: New Botswana leader eyes cannabis, sunshine to lift economy
Botswana's newly elected President Duma Boko annuonced plans to diversify the diamond-dependent economy - Copyright AFP/File ANGELA WEISS Botswana's newly elected ...
News Botswana » Economy: Diamond-Dependent Botswana Needs Economic Reset, New Leader Says
Botswana’s government will develop new industries, dismantle the state power utility to foster private investment and increase concessional borrowing as part of a plan to diversify the ...