�Barclays will not change its credit underwriting standards�

Just before the signing ceremony, Kgotso Bannalothe answered some of Diamond Intelligence Briefs’ questions

Question: While for a variety of reasons several international banks are either exiting or reducing their exposure to the diamond midstream financing sector, Barclays has decided to step up its profile in one of the industry’s most problematic places from a manufacturing perspective, the Botswana beneficiation scene. Beneficiation has not yet found a sustainable model. So why are you intensifying your involvement at this particular time?