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Tariffs and the Global South

Truth Dig 11 Apr 2025
Most countries have been hit with the lower end of the tariff spectrum, facing a 10% levy, but the highest have been borne by Lesotho (50%), Madagascar (47%), Mauritius (40%), and Botswana (38%) ... For Lesotho 50% is huge ... For Lesotho 50% is huge.
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Lesotho under pressure to approve Starlink licence

Moneyweb 10 Apr 2025
Prime minister says his government is removing obstacles to US investment, including Starlink, in the wake of the tariff hike ... .
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Remarks by the EU Ambassador H.E. Paola Amadei at the Lesotho Lowlands Water Development Project Phase II – Ts’ehlanyane ADIT WORKS (European External Action Service)

Public Technologies 10 Apr 2025
It is with great pleasure that I witness this historic moment that marks the very concrete start to the transfer of water from the highlands of Lesotho to the lowlands. Lesotho is often described as ...
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Africa: Trump 'Pauses' Huge Trade Tariff Hikes

All Africa 10 Apr 2025
administration to "negotiate a solution" ....
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Chinese Embassy in Lesotho Holds a Reception to Bid Farewell to the 18th and Welcome the 19th Chinese Medical Team to Lesotho (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China)

Public Technologies 09 Apr 2025
... the China-Lesotho Pairing-up Medical Aid Project, and deepens cooperation with Lesotho in various fields including health-care, laying a solid foundation for the China-Lesotho strategic partnership.
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News24 | 'Shocked and scared': US clothing contracts killed as Lesotho faces 50% tariff

News24 09 Apr 2025
With the US set to slap a 50% tariff on Lesotho this week, the country's textile workers have warned that thousands of jobs will be lost. Meanwhile, Taiwanese garment maker, Hippo Knitting said its shipments to the US have been placed on hold ... .
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"Don't Want To Die": Lesotho HIV Patients Look To Traditional Medicine

NDTV 09 Apr 2025
In a sunlit shack on the outskirts of Lesotho's capital Maseru, 34-year-old Lieketseng Lucia Tjatji sits under a black cloth pegged to a tin wall and emblazoned with the head of a lion ... .
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News24 | Lesotho produced Trump's golf shirts - pity about those tariffs

News24 09 Apr 2025
Listings on e-commerce site eBay show that Trump-branded golf shirts were made in Lesotho. The nation is currently facing a 50% additional reciprocal tariffs on its exports to the US ... .
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For small Lesotho, there are few options for responding to large tariffs.

New York Times 09 Apr 2025
In Lesotho, which makes denim that goes into U.S.-branded jeans, both the private sector and the government were weighing their next moves ... .
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Lesotho Has Few Options to Counter 50% U.S. Tariffs

New York Times 09 Apr 2025
In Lesotho, which makes denim that goes into U.S.-branded jeans, both the private sector and the government were weighing their next moves ... .
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Lesotho-Trump Tariffs

Citrus County Chronicle 09 Apr 2025
Workers assemble Levi's jeans in the Chinese owned Nien Hsing International factory in Maseru, Lesotho, Wednesday, April 9, 2025 ... .
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Lesotho Trump Tariffs

Citrus County Chronicle 09 Apr 2025
Workers assemble Levi's jeans in the Chinese owned Nien Hsing International factory in Maseru, Lesotho, Wednesday, April 9, 2025 ... .
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ECA support Namibia and Lesotho to review an automotive policy framework to Integrate into the Regional Value Chain (UNECA - United Nations Economic Commission for Africa)

Public Technologies 09 Apr 2025
... on 8 April 2025 in Windhoek, Namibia to develop an automotive policy framework to support Namibia's and Lesotho's integration into the Automotive regional Value Chain ... On Lesotho market analysis Mr.
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Trump tariffs, including massive levies on China, go into effect

The Hill 09 Apr 2025
A baseline 10 percent tariff, also announced last week, were imposed over the weekend. The small African country of Lesotho was hit with a 50 percent tariff and China was originally slapped with a 34 percent reciprocal tariff ... goods starting Thursday.
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