Botswana Eyes Spending Cuts as Diamond Slump Hits Economy
Botswana relies on diamonds for most of its exports and about a third of its fiscal revenue.
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Botswana is intent on cutting spending to offset the effects of a prolonged downturn in the diamond market that’s led it to raise its budget deficit forecast to post-Covid peaks, its finance minister said.