The diamond hub :: Mmegi Online

The idea of a Botswana Diamond Centre was first conceived as far back as 2002. But it was not until this year that a Botswana Diamond Hub was eventually established with long time Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources, Dr Akolang Tombale appointed as the coordinator of the diamond hub.

The diamond hub represents Botswana's ambitious plan to chart its own course in the diamond industry. The key aspects of the diamond hub will eventually see the Botswana government developing a separate diamond marketing process outside the De Beers system.

Not only is the diamond hub about marketing and selling diamonds by aspiring to be a world diamond centre, the diamond hub also aims to attract the best diamond technology companies to Botswana and by this year the Coordinator of the Diamond Hub, was confident they are on the path to realising that dream after successfully luring two of the world's largest diamond technology companies to the country.

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