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Inner circles | Botswana
Race for top job at De Beers diamond offshoot Debswana heats up

The Jwaneng diamond mine,operated by Debswana, a joint venture between De Beers and the Botswana government.
The Jwaneng diamond mine,operated by Debswana, a joint venture between De Beers and the Botswana government. © Reuters
The De Beers-Botswana state JV, which represents a third of the country's GDP, is looking for a new boss and with the company in the process of renegotiating its diamond sales contract, the choice of CEO is tangled with political considerations. [...]
Published on 03.09.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 6 minutes
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