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flag Botswana auctions record bonds amid diamond revenue drop and rising deficit, facing global economic risks.

flag Botswana faces severe fiscal strain as declining diamond revenues and a P11.76 billion budget deficit pressure public finances, prompting a record P5.1 billion bond auction to manage cash flow. flag The government relies increasingly on Southern African Customs Union funds, while parliamentary oversight of spending remains weak. flag A new World Economic Forum report identifies global geoeconomic tensions, not domestic issues, as Botswana’s top economic risk, highlighting its vulnerability as an open economy.

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