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The 12th March event, hosted jointly by De Beers and Chatham House, served as a briefing session on the opening of the Diamond Trading Company Botswana in March 2008, and to explore further the following topics:
- Beneficiation and what it means
- The role of business in ensuring sustainable growth in Botswana
- Learnings for other African economies of the Botswana model
Linah Mohohle, Governor of the Bank of Botswana talks about:
- Economic and monetary policy’s contribution to Botswana’s success
- The role diamonds in developing Botswana’s economy
- Learnings from Botswana’s economic success for other African countries
- The future of Botswana’s economy