Trump’s Harsh Tariff Sparks Fear of Liquidity Crisis in Lesotho

Workers use sewing machines at a factory in Maseru, Lesotho earlier in March.

Photographer: Roberta Ciuccio/AFP/Getty Images

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Lesotho is at risk of a liquidity crisis if US President Donald Trump follows through on plans to impose a 50% levy on imports from the tiny southern African mountain kingdom, its trade minister warned.