Botswana’s fragile economic recovery faces renewed threats as prolonged uncertainty over the future ownership of De Beers threatens to weigh heavily on production, investment and fiscal revenues. According to the latest BMI Country Risk Report on Botswana, despite a modest rebound in 2026 growth, the influential risk intelligence unit paints a stark picture of an economy still chained to the global diamond cycle and beset by structural weaknesses.
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