Botswana sees Russian diamond ban opening door to synthetic gems

GABORONE, May 16 (Reuters) – Botswana, Africa’s top diamond producer, sees a prolonged ban on Russian diamonds opening the way for synthetic gems to expand market share, the country’s minister told a mining conference on Monday. The United States, the world largest market for natural diamonds, imposed sanctions on Russia’s state-controlled Alrosa ALRS.MM in April, aiming to cut off […]