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Botswana Pushes Economic Diversification After S&P Downgrade Highlights Diamond Dependence
12+ hour, 18+ min ago (209+ words) Botswana Pushes Economic Diversification After S&P Downgrade Highlights Diamond Dependence'diamondworld.net Botswana is accelerating efforts to diversify its economy after S&P Global Ratings downgraded the country's sovereign credit rating in March 2026, citing prolonged weakness in the diamond sector…...
GSI Conducts Vietnam Ruby Mine Field Visit for CSP Batch
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (188+ words) Gemological Science International (GSI) conducted an international field visit to the Luc Yen Ruby Mine in Vietnam for students of its Color Stone Professional (CSP) programme. The visit took place from January 18 to 22, 2026, for the ninth batch. Luc Yen, located…...
Grandview Klein Opens Diamond Manufacturing Facility in South Africa
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (270+ words) Grandview Klein Diamonds has inaugurated a new diamond manufacturing facility and office in South Africa, expanding its production footprint in one of the world's key diamond-producing regions. The new facility, spanning approximately 10,000 square feet, officially opened in late February and…...
Botswana Accelerates Mining Exploration as Diamond Market Weakens
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (291+ words) Botswana Accelerates Mining Exploration as Diamond Market Weakens'diamondworld.net Botswana " Africa's leading diamond producer by value is intensifying mining exploration to reduce reliance on diamond revenues amid a protracted global downturn in the natural diamond market Mines Minister Bogolo Joy…...