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🇱🇸 Lesotho Faces Highest African Unemployment in 2026 as SMEs Pivot to AfCFTA Trade

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🇱🇸 Lesotho CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Lesotho recorded the highest unemployment rates in Africa for 2026, according to The African Exponent (October 16, 2026). The government is actively turning to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to unlock trade opportunities under the African Continental Free Trade Area … Read more

🇱🇸 Lesotho Central Bank Raises Rates to 7.0% as SMEs Target AfCFTA Growth

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🇱🇸 Lesotho CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways The Central Bank of Lesotho raised its policy rate by 25 basis points to 7.25%, as reported by SABC News on September 23, 2026. A subsequent update confirmed the policy rate stands at 7.0%, according to TradingView on September 29, … Read more

🇱🇸 Lesotho Braces for Higher Food Prices as Regional Inflation Pressures Build Into September 2026

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🇱🇸 Lesotho CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways ICRA forecasts rising CPI inflation for August 2026 and intensifying food pressures in September, per a Traders Union report dated 14 September 2026. Key African central banks are set to keep interest rates high as a buffer against economic shocks, … Read more

🇱🇸 Lesotho Inflation Slows to 3.5% as Returning Workers Worsen Job Crisis

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🇱🇸 Lesotho CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Consumer price inflation slowed to 3.5% in July 2026, below expectations, according to Newsmax on July 14, 2026. Lesotho faces an urgent job crisis as returning nationals strain the economy, reported IOL on July 15, 2026. Eswatini is examining Lesotho’s … Read more