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Botswana: The World's Largest Diamond Producer by Value
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Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name upon independence in 1966. Since then, the country has transformed itself from an agricultural based economy into a nation consistently displaying one of the highest economic growth rates in the world. Botswana has enjoyed democracy and elections on a regular basis since independence, although the same party has always remained in power. The constitution is the overriding authority which is respected by all levels of society. The success of the country can be attributed to good management, fiscal discipline, ...
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A learner and fitter De Beers?(New business plan)
Magazine article from: African Business
; ...sales monopoly made for uncertain times at De Beers, but the company's remarkable half-year...overseas expansion Tom Nevin reports on how De Beers is reinventing itself. Announcing a higher...expected reduction in the diamond stock pile, De Beers' MD Gary Ralfe said: We have set ...
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DeBeers eyes US market.(De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd.)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: African Business
; ...allowed back into the US in the near future. De Beers, the world's biggest diamond miner, is...selling its gems on the American market. De Beers was prohibited from selling its diamonds...practice of stockpiling. Earlier this year, De Beers took the decision to close down its ...
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De Beers bows out.
Magazine article from: African Business
; ...giant calls it a day A diamond may be forever, but De Beers, after a glorious century, is not. Tom Nevin on the death of De Beers and the birth of DB Investments. They came to praise De Beers, not to bury it; they came both to say farewell...newest, biggest private company. While the ...
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Anglo, De Beers to split?(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: African Business
; ...profitable marriage between Anglo American and De Beers about to be dissolved? If so, what will...and happy marriage between diamond miner De Beers and Anglo American, the multi-faceted...possible alternatives. Anglo holds 32.3% of De Beers and De Beers holds 35.4% of ...
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Industry, First Nations allies with shared vision. (Aboriginal Business).(De Beers Canada and the Attawapiskat First Nation )(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Northern Ontario Business
; ...partnership in the works. For the past three years De Beers Canada and the Attawapiskat First Nation have forged...Jocelyn Fraser, a senior adviser in public affairs for De Beers. --De Beers discovered a number of diamondiferous kimberlites...
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The Last Empire: De Beers Diamonds and the World.
Magazine article from: Contemporary Review
; ...eighteen in the group of investors who bought up the de Beers farm. For the next thirty years the story of the...With a son Harry, and grandson Nicholas to follow, de Beers was in safe hands -- one company, one family, one...rigidly and illegal floods had to be mopped up by de Beers. ...
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Mining: De Beers softens deals.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: African Business
; In a rare turnaround, De Beers has made major concessions to the Angola and Namibia governments for exploration and mining...diamond mines developed by De Beers, while in Namibia De Beers' profit share will reportedly be reduced by 20%. De Beers traditionally takes ...
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DeBeers unfazed by low diamond prices.(De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd.)
Magazine article from: African Business
; ...Central Selling Organisation last year, De Beers has not abandoned its development and...James Campbell, the personal assistant of De Beers President Nicky Oppenheimer and head of...Experts predict a production decline at De Beers mines this year. The 1997 production figures...
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The glittering legacy of De Beers Canada.(YOUR ROM: SPONSORSHIP)
Magazine article from: ROM Magazine
; ...value, right behind Botswana and Russia. De Beers Canada has played a major role in that...Mine near Yellowknife, NWT, is the first De Beers fully underground mine outside Africa...relationships, says Jim Gowans, president of De Beers Canada. In South Africa, in 1996 the company...
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De Beers Canada: looking down the pipe.(TOP PLACES TO WORK)(Company overview)
Magazine article from: Northern Ontario Business
; ...hired to work on the new De Beers Canada Victor diamond...corporate affairs with De Beers Canada. In the winter...slightly behind another De Beers diamond mine project in...Another 125 people work for De Beers at offices in Toronto...people in 25 countries. De ...
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