Diamond exports soar to P24 billion

Preliminary Bank of Botswana (BoB) statistics released this week underlined the robust performance of the country's diamond sector thus far this year. The exports up to August eclipse all previous annual diamond export figures, including the record P21.7 billion for 2010.

At P3.6 billion, BoB estimates for diamond exports during August are approximately 81 percent higher than August 2010, although slightly lower than the P3.9 billion recorded in July 2011.