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Integrity in Action: SARS conducts Corruption Risk Analysis for a Framework to Accelerate Trade
World Customs Organization
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The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has taken another step towards enhancing transparency and accountability by implementing an innovative approach to corruption risk analysis and mapping. With the support of the WCO Accelerate Trade...
The Deadline For Trump's 'Reciprocal' Trade Tariffs Is Looming
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
Latest stories Data platforms such as Stocktwits may hurt long-term forecasts S. Korea's role in a Taiwan crisis on which North might piggyback Marcos-Duterte clash upending Philippine economy, too It's not known precisely how many countries are...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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July 3, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
The deadline for Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ trade tariffs is looming
Asia Times
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July 3, 2025
US President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on implementing so-called “reciprocal” tariffs on some 180 trading partners ends on July 8. How are countries responding to the threat, and will the tariffs be re-applied from July 9? The United States is...
Macron Condemns Tariffs by Powerful Nations as ‘Blackmail’ in Global Trade
Techstory
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July 1, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron has delivered a pointed rebuke against the use of tariffs by powerful countries, describing such measures as a form of “blackmail” rather than legitimate tools for balancing international trade. Speaking at the...
Standard Lesotho Bank proudly partners XPORT
Public Eye
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July 1, 2025
Powering Basotho businesses growth on the China trade highway TEBOHO KHATEBE MOLEFI MASERU – The global trade arena, especially the dynamic corridor linking Africa and China, holds transformative potential for economies like Lesotho – and Standard...
RSL boosts tax compliance and fair trade
Informative
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July 2, 2025
. . . Launches AFF Declaration By: Mpho Shelile MASERU Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL) has officially launched the Agents of Foreign Firms (AFF) declaration process, a new initiative to ensure that all businesses – both local and foreign...
EXTRACT FROM THE FINANCIAL INCLUSION STRATEGY 2024-2028
Informative
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July 2, 2025
Harnessing the power of financial inclusion requires a harmonized effort from diverse stakeholders which can only be achieved through a well-developed and coordinated national strategy for financial inclusion (NFIS). The development of this...
From local gap into a thriving business
Informative
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July 2, 2025
By: ‘Moelo Motsiri MASERU Khereng Khereng noticed a gap in his community: there was no place nearby where people could buy fast food. Seeing this need, he came up with a solution and started his own business to fill it. “The place I made my...
Trump Administration Lowers Expectations for Trade Deals as Tariff Deadline Approaches
TIME Magazine
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July 1, 2025
Less than 10 days till President Donald Trump’s higher “reciprocal” tariffs kick back in for most of the world, the U.S. looks like it may emerge with just a handful of trade deals. The President shocked the world and roiled markets on April 2,...
Starlink blasts off in Lesotho
Public Eye
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July 1, 2025
Launches amid fanfare meeting lingering licence doubts STAFF REPORTER MASERU – Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, Starlink, officially launched in Maseru on Monday, marking its entry after months of reported opposition from local service...
Fuel services awash with business opportunities
Public Eye
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July 1, 2025
‘MATHATO SEBOKA MASERU – There are abundant business opportunities that Basotho can open in the petroleum sector as a way to curb the incessant unemployment crippling the country. This is according to Petroleum Fund Public Relations Specialist,...
Lesotho Post Bank Opens New Branch In Mokhotlong
MENAFN
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June 22, 2025
(MENAFN- The Post) MASERU – THE Lesotho Post Bank opened a new branch in Khalahali, Mokhotlong town, last week. Prime Minister Sam Matekane, who officiated at the opening ceremony, commended the bank for bringing services closer to the people of...
T-Connect vows to end connectivity challenges in Lesotho
Lesotho Times
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June 30, 2025
…Starlink satellite internet service officially launched …Promises 10,000 direct jobs and 50,000 indirect jobs Leemisa Thuseho GLOBAL tech mogul Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service is now officially available in Lesotho, following its...
Sars records trade balance surplus of R21.7bn in May
Engineering News
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June 30, 2025
According to the South African Revenue Service (Sars), South Africa recorded a preliminary trade balance surplus of R21.7-billion in May, which was attributable to exports of R175.7-billion and imports of R154.1-billion, inclusive of trade with...
‘I’m going to send letters’: the deadline for Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ trade tariffs is looming
The Conversation
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July 1, 2025
US President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on implementing so-called “reciprocal” tariffs on some 180 trading partners ends on July 8. How are countries responding to the threat, and will the tariffs be re-applied from July 9? What the US thinks...
It’s time to start taxing the super-rich to finance development
Context
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Inequality has reached obscene levels, but a major financing for development conference (FFD4) provides a chance for governments to change tack. Amitabh Behar is executive director of Oxfam International A decade ago, world leaders made ambitious...
More job cuts in Lesotho loading: How will they afford Starlink?
The Citizen (South Africa)
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June 30, 2025
The potential 50% tariff hike has led to buyers from the US not placing orders, resulting in factories being forced to close. Like a domino effect, garment factories in Lesotho are closing one after the other, as the Trump administration threatens...
Sustainability & tangible results at the forefront of Accelerate Trade Facilitation Programme’s annual stocktaking
World Customs Organization
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The WCO’s Accelerate Trade Facilitation Programme, funded by the United Kingdom’s His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC), organized its annual National Focal Points Meeting at the WCO Headquarters in Brussels from 3 to 5 June 2025 to assess the...
The Jeans Of Lesotho
Daily Independent
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June 29, 2025
1 Economy, Policy, Free Trade, and Skills in a Small Kingdom… Tucked away in the rugged highlands of Southern Africa lies the small but notable nation of Lesotho. This landlocked kingdom is often overlooked due to its larger and more influential...