Coronavirus drives De Beers to shift diamond sights from Botswana
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GABORONE (Reuters) - Global diamond giant, De Beers has agreed with the government of Botswana to move diamond sales temporarily to places closer to international diamond centres to try to restart diamond trading hit by coronavirus travel restrictions.Anglo American unit De Beers sells 90 percent of its total supply from Gaborone, capital of Botswana, whose economy relies on diamonds.But since the coronavirus pandemic, diamond buyers from traditional centres, such as Antwerp and Mumbai, have..