Botswana saw a 40 percent increase in the value of its January diamond exports, which totaled US$354.3 million, compared to the same month last year. According to statistics published by the Bank of Botswana, the country's January 2011 exports also rose 136.8 percent over the previous month.
In 2010, the country exported US$3.2 billion worth of diamonds, a 45 percent increase over 2009 exports.
The bank's figures are sourced from the Central Statistics Office, the Diamond Trading Company Botswana, and two of 16 diamond manufacturers operating in Gaborone.
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