[GroundUp] Goods made in Lesotho will once again enter the United States duty-free after Washington’s tariffs expired on 29 July. It comes as a relief to the country’s export-dependent garment industry and thousands of workers whose jobs were threatened.
Lesotho: Relief for Lesotho As U.S. Tariffs Expire
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