US market drives demand for natural diamonds, impacting hopes for a development fund in Botswana.
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Updated Jun 16
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What happened
US market drives demand for natural diamonds, impacting hopes for a development fund in Botswana.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- A consortium led by Gareth Penny attempts to acquire a stake in De Beers, holding 15% and demanding majority control.Sub-event
US consumer spending influences the diamond industry and economic development in Botswana.1 source
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The entities involved
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De Beers
International corporation that specialises in diamond exploration, diamond mining, diamond retail, rough diamond sales and industrial diamond manufacturing
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Botswana
sovereign state in Southern Africa
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