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Hyperinflation in Venezuela - In Real Life
18th December 2016
This is a superb short radio clip from Radio 4 on life in Venezuela, a country with three exchange rates and suffering from hyperinflation. Gideon Long tries not to lose all his money as he changes cash in Venezuela
You can read a supporting article on the BBC news site here
Anything India does, Venezuela can do worse. Venezuela's demonetisation scheme has tempers flaring https://t.co/YmWC128hB2
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) December 16, 2016
Hyperinflation #venezuela, all these bills are worth only 3 U$ pic.twitter.com/mCSCQcjXYG
— Monica Villamizar (@monica_vv) December 16, 2016
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.
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