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Sep 2013
28m 8s

Venezuela - Out of Stock

Bbc Radio 4
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<p>Despite its massive natural oil wealth, Venezuela is a country sliding into recession, and has one of the highest inflation rates in the world. With prices of some products rising as much as 50% or more annually, the crisis presents a simple human predicament - how to lay your hands on the ever-dwindling supply of price-capped essentials that government s ... Show More
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