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Diamond Rebound to Boost Botswana Growth
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Botswana’s government expects the country’s economy to return to growth next year on the back of a recovery in the diamond sector.The nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) will increase 7.7% in 2021, Thapelo Matsheka, minister of finance and...
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Mining
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Oct 21, 2020
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Rapaport News
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De Beers Turns to Tech as Layoffs Loom
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De Beers is no stranger to changing strategy. Throughout its 130-plus-year history, the company has often adjusted its approach, sometimes with just a few tweaks, and on other occasions with radical consequences for the diamond market....
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Rough Markets
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Aug 03, 2020
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Avi Krawitz
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Challenges Persist as De Beers Sees Red
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De Beers suffered heavy losses in the first half of the year due to Covid-19, and cautioned that substantial challenges would remain for the diamond market.The diamond miner fell into the red for the...
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Rough Markets
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Jul 30, 2020
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Rapaport News
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Petra Sells Botswana Business for $300K
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Petra Diamonds has sold three exploration projects to Botswana Diamonds for $300,000, the mining companies announced Monday.The transaction includes Petra’s KX36 project, a kimberlite in Botswana the miner discovered in 2010, as well as two other...
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Rough Markets
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Jul 21, 2020
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Rapaport News
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Covid-19 Ravages De Beers Sales
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De Beers’ sales and production nosedived in the second quarter as the coronavirus crushed diamond demand throughout the pipeline and forced shutdowns at several mines.“Demand for rough diamonds was significantly impacted by a combination of Covid-19 restrictions...
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Mining
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Jul 16, 2020
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Rapaport News
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Buyers Snub De Beers and Alrosa over High Prices
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De Beers and Alrosa continued to see rock-bottom sales in June as buyers rejected the miners’ high rough prices in favor of cheaper goods from smaller suppliers.“[The major miners] want to hold on to prices, so people don’t see any...
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Rough Markets
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Jun 29, 2020
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Joshua Freedman
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Eira Thomas Confident Lucara Can Navigate Crisis
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The diamond mining sector has been hard hit by the coronavirus crisis. There has been a significant drop in demand — when rough sales could even take place — forcing miners to reconsider their production programs...
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Mining
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Jun 22, 2020
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Avi Krawitz
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De Beers Sight Opens with Viewings in Antwerp
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De Beers has been holding sight viewings in Antwerp this week as part of its move to offer goods in locations other than Botswana due to the coronavirus.The company might also enable customers to view rough in Hong Kong...
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Rough Markets
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Jun 17, 2020
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Joshua Freedman
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De Beers Offering Sight Goods Outside Botswana
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De Beers will hold viewings of sight goods in locations other than Botswana, enabling customers to access the company’s rough amid travel restrictions.The miner will introduce the provision in “relevant diamond centers” for the upcoming...
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Rough Markets
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Jun 02, 2020
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Joshua Freedman
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De Beers Offers 100% Deferrals at May Sight
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De Beers is allowing rough-diamond customers to skip all purchases at next week’s sight, as shutdowns of manufacturing and retail markets have led to minimal demand.The sight will be the second consecutive sale at which the miner has allowed...
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Rough Markets
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Apr 30, 2020
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Joshua Freedman
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Podcast: How the Pandemic Is Changing De Beers
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The diamond industry will need to tweak its messaging to emphasize the values its product and brands represent, De Beers executives stressed in the Rapaport Diamond Podcast. Rapaport Senior Analyst Avi Krawitz spoke with...
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Marketing
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Apr 27, 2020
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Rapaport News
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De Beers Bolsters Coronavirus Aid Package
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De Beers and its parent company Anglo American have contributed an additional $3 million in aid to help mitigate the economic impact of COVID-19.The donation, announced Monday, will be split between two emergency finance bodies in South Africa,...
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Mining
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Apr 21, 2020
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Rapaport News
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De Beers Pauses Botswana Mining
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De Beers’ mining operations in Botswana have been on hold for more than two weeks amid a national lockdown, the company told Rapaport News.Debswana, the company’s joint venture with the government, paused activities on April...
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Mining
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Apr 19, 2020
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Rapaport News
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De Beers Converting Facilities to Tackle Virus
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De Beers is using its mining sites in Botswana and its technology production center in the UK to help the fight against COVID-19.Debswana, the company’s joint venture with Botswana, is making facilities available for the government to use...
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Mining
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Apr 06, 2020
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Rapaport News
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Lucara May Struggle to Hold Botswana Sales
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The coronavirus outbreak has threatened Lucara Diamond Corp.’s ability to hold tenders in Botswana, and had a heavy negative effect on rough prices, the company said Tuesday.The Botswana government has given Lucara permission to hold...
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Rough Markets
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Apr 01, 2020
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Rapaport News
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Market Slump Prompts Botswana Downgrade
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S&P Global Ratings has lowered Botswana’s credit rating, citing weaker diamond revenues because of the current global recession.The credit agency downgraded the country’s long-term sovereign credit rating to “BBB+” from “A-,” indicating...
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Mining
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Mar 30, 2020
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Rapaport News
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De Beers Cancels March-April Sight
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De Beers has called off this week’s sight in Botswana, citing restrictions resulting from measures to contain the coronavirus.Lockdowns in Botswana, South Africa and India are prohibiting sightholders from traveling and preventing the shipment...
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Rough Markets
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Mar 30, 2020
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Rapaport News
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De Beers Enables 100% Deferrals at March Sight
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De Beers is allowing sightholders unlimited deferrals at its upcoming rough-diamond sale as manufacturing closures have obliterated demand, market sources told Rapaport News.The rare step follows the shutdown of the Surat polishing industry this week...
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Rough Markets
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Mar 26, 2020
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Joshua Freedman
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De Beers Sight Still On Despite Travel Ban
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De Beers’ upcoming sight in Botswana will still take place despite the country’s ban on arrivals from the US, China, India and Belgium, the miner has confirmed.“While this is an extraordinary situation and COVID-19 has...
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Rough Markets
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Mar 18, 2020
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Joshua Freedman
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Botswana Mining Decline Hits GDP Growth
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Botswana’s economic growth slowed last year due to lower rough production, further aggravated by weakness in its diamond-manufacturing sector, the nation’s central bank said last week.Gross domestic product (GDP) increased 3.7% in the 12 months...
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Mining
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Mar 04, 2020
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Rapaport News
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