Lesotho has grow to be the world’s second hardest-hit nation by President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs, dealing with a 50% price on all exports to the US—simply behind China. The transfer threatens Lesotho’s thriving textile commerce, together with exports of Levi’s and Wrangler denims, which have benefited from tariff-free entry below the African Development and Alternative Act (AGOA). With US-bound exports making up over 10% of Lesotho’s economic system, the tariffs may very well be devastating for the small southern African nation. Whereas Trump introduced a base 10% tariff on imports from all international locations to the US, he slapped further tariffs on some, together with 20 African nations, for what he termed unfair commerce practices. As an illustration, he levied tariffs of 30% on South Africa, 14% on Nigeria, and 10% on Egypt.
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