Venezuela's damaging dependence on its oil industry
• Jul 29, 2024, 8:43 AM
1 min de lecture
As Venezuela's opposition contests the re-election of President Nicolas Maduro, we take a closer look at the South American country's economic challenges. Hyperinflation, which reached a peak in 2019, may have subsided but it has underlined issues with wealth inequality and dependence on the oil sector. In addition, Caracas is carrying a massive foreign debt load of around $150 billion.
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Davos in the French suburbs: How to boost the local economy?
• 1:37 PM
1 min
In this week's show we shine the spotlight on France’s "banlieues": the low-income neighbourhoods that are on the periphery of the country’s largest cities. On September 17th and 18th, the first ever “banlieue economic forum” took place in Paris – provid
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Can your phone blow up? Remote device attacks in Lebanon stoke panic
• 1:19 PM
1 min
This week’s attacks on Hezbollah pagers and radios have spread anxiety among Lebanese people, and a sense that no electronic device is safe. Amid some confusion over how the explosions were triggered, you might be wondering whether you can trust the phon
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