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Botswana seeks Chinese investment beyond diamonds

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Botswana seeks Chinese investment beyond diamonds

Botswana is seeking to attract Chinese companies to manufacturing, processing and technology to diversify an economy heavily dependent on diamonds. At the Botswana-China Business Forum in Beijing, 30 Botswana companies met Chinese firms, while organisers were aiming for around 300 participants, Weekendpost reports.

Thirty Botswana companies met Chinese businesses at the Botswana-China Business Forum in Beijing to forge partnerships and attract investment beyond the diamond sector, Weekendpost reports.

The organisers were aiming for around 300 Chinese companies to attend. Botswana is seeking to expand its trade with China and mobilise Chinese businesses to develop other sectors of its economy.

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