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Botswana sees 3.3% growth in 2025 amid upturn in diamond market

Brian Benza and Sfundo Parakozov

10 Hours Ago - 2025-02-12 00:00:00

Botswana's economy is forecast to grow 3.3% this year after a contraction in 2024, due to an expected recovery in the global diamond market, its finance minister said on Monday, ec

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Nam 2.22 SAME | Oryx Properties Ltd 12.1 UP 1.70% | Paratus Namibia Holdings 11.99 SAME | SBN Holdings 8.45 SAME | Trustco Group Holdings Ltd 0.48 SAME | B2Gold Corporation 47.34 DOWN 1.50% | Local Index closed 677.62 UP 0.12% | Overall Index closed 1534.6 DOWN 0.05% | Osino Resources Corp 19.47 DOWN 2.41% | Commodities: Gold US$ 2 893.36/OZ DOWN -0.0018 | Copper US$ 4.59/lb UP +0.28% | Zinc US$ 2 857.30/T UP 0.77% | Brent Crude Oil US$ 76.89/BBP DOWN -0.0045 | Platinum US$ 1 027.79/OZ UP +0.09%