Latest news and today's news from Lesotho » Economy

... from Bing and Google News

Lesotho , Tuesday 21 July 2026

News Lesotho » Economy: Lesotho faces urgent job crisis as returning nationals strain economy

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-za/money/economy/lesotho-faces-urgent-job-crisis-as-returning-nationals-strain-economy/ar-AA27VoJ5
Published on: Tuesday 14 July 2026

As Lesotho grapples with an influx of returning nationals and a struggling job market, its leadership faces mounting pressure to innovate and diversify the economy.

News Lesotho » Economy: Lesotho gets tariff relief from US, but economic damage lingers

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/money/economy/lesotho-gets-tariff-relief-from-us-but-economic-damage-lingers/ar-AA1JJyD0
Published on: Friday 01 August 2025

US-imposed tariffs spelled disaster for this Lesotho factory that exported clothes to American stores. Now those tariffs have been reduced but it could be too late. The deafening roar of hundreds of ...

News Lesotho » Economy: Lesotho urges SA to help reverse economic costs of colonialism, apartheid

News channel or source: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-26-lesotho-urges-sa-to-help-reverse-economic-costs-of-colonialism-apartheid/
Published on: Thursday 25 June 2026

Foreign affairs minister Limpho Tau lists land dispossession, migrant labour and apartheid-era raids as historical ...

News Lesotho » Economy: Lesotho Seeks Compensation and Economic Support From South Africa

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/top-stories/lesotho-seeks-compensation-and-economic-support-from-south-africa/ar-AA26BT6j
Published on: Thursday 25 June 2026

Foreign affairs minister Limpho Tau lists land dispossession, migrant labour and apartheid-era raids as historical injustices Lesotho's foreign affairs minister says South Africa has a moral ...

News Lesotho » Economy: A Small African Nation Has Few Options to Counter 50% U.S. Tariffs

News channel or source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/business/economy/lesotho-trump-tariffs-us-denim.html
Published on: Wednesday 09 April 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. By Lynsey Chutel Reporting from London In Lesotho, the small ...

News Lesotho » Economy: Lesotho: the tiny African nation in the crosshairs of Trump's tariff war

News channel or source: https://theweek.com/business/economy/lesotho-the-tiny-african-nation-in-the-crosshairs-of-trumps-tariff-war
Published on: Tuesday 08 April 2025

"Nobody has ever heard of" Lesotho, Donald Trump said last month with his trademark braggadocio. That's despite the US' diplomatic mission in the Kingdom of Lesotho, a tiny mountainous enclave ...

News Lesotho » Economy: Lesotho fears Trump shake-up could tear threadbare economy

News channel or source: https://www.digitaljournal.com/article/lesotho-fears-trump-shake-up-could-tear-threadbare-economy/
Published on: Wednesday 26 March 2025

The textile industry is Lesotho’s largest employer with more than 35,000 workers – Copyright AFP Mandel NGAN In a sweltering factory in Lesotho, rows of workers ...