Lab-Grown Diamonds Threaten Botswana's Economic Miracle: From Diamond Boom to Technological Obsolescence
KarlMuth · x · 2026-07-30
An article about Botswana discusses how the country's incredible growth from diamonds is now threatened by lab-grown diamonds. Commentator Karl Muth argues that Botswana resembles Qatar in the 1930s, as its primary extractive industry faces technological obsolescence.
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