De Beers said its partnership with the Botswana government has made a major contribution to the economic growth of this country.
Stability Manager, Product De Beers Purva Shah (Purvi Shah) said that diamond production has made a significant contribution to the success of Botswana, who comes from a poor, with no access to international seas and experiencing a shortage of drinking water agricultural country became one of the 10 African countries with the fastest increasing per capita GDP from 1966 to 2014.
"Botswana and De Beers partnership has made a major contribution to the economic growth of this country, as well as help the government itself," - said Shah.
"Thanks to the beneficiation and commitment to long-term strategic objectives, we can say that today, every element of the diamond supply chain is present in Botswana - from diamond mining, sorting and sales to cut, create jewelry and retail trade", - he added.
Shah said that Botswana was able to turn a profit from the sale of diamonds in infrastructure projects for the population, to provide access to health care and to invest in education. Botswana is now looking for ways to further diversify the economy.
A report published by De Beers in the past year, it was reported that in 2014 a partnership diamond company and the Botswana government could get revenues of almost $ 7 billion.
It has brought to the economy of $ 4 billion, which is equivalent to 25% of the GDP of Botswana.
Gains derived also from the sale of De Beers Diamond International diamantaires brought $ 380 million, or 9% of the total direct contribution of the joint venture in Botswana's GDP.
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