WIRE โ€” Falling diamond and copper exports pushed Botswana to its second-largest trade deficit of 2026, even as imports also declined GAZETTE REPORTER Botswana recorded a trade deficit of P3.2 billion in May 2026, the country's second-largest deficit of the year, according to Statistics Botswana. The largest deficit in 2026 was P4.4 billion in February.

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