10 sats \ 7 replies \ @ExponentialBTC OP 10 Apr 2022 \ on: 🐦 Current economic crisis and social uprisings | @AzizSapphire bitcoin
New video footage from the economic collapse happening in Peru right now.The people are upset over high costs of food and fuel.Sound On[Video]
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New video footage from the economic collapse happening in Peru right now.The people are upset over high costs of food and fuel.Sound On
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[Pakistan's PM] Khan had said he would not recognise an opposition government, claiming - without evidence - that there was a US-led conspiracy to remove him because of his refusal to stand with Washington on issues against Russia and China. .
Imran Khan ousted as Pakistan's PM after key vote
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-61055210
Khan has not commented publicly on his ouster but even before the vote, he called for protests.
Nominations for Pakistan PM due; supporters of ousted Khan expected to protest
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/nominations-pakistan-pm-due-supporters-ousted-khan-expected-protest-2022-04-10
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The [Myanmar] Central Bank on Sunday issued a notice ordering businesses and individuals to convert dollars and other foreign currency into kyats within one day or face legal consequences.It also said that foreign currency can only be sent overseas with government approval.
Gunmen shoot deputy governor of Myanmar Central Bank | ABC News
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https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/gunmen-shoot-deputy-governor-myanmar-central-bank-83931264/
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In Lebanon, where nearly three-quarters of the population was living in poverty last year as the result of a political and economic collapse, between 70% and 80% of imported wheat comes from Russia and Ukraine. Key grain silos were also destroyed during the 2020 explosion at the Beirut port.
With an estimated 70% of the world's poor living in Africa, the continent will also be "very exposed" to rising food and energy prices, Arezki said.
Droughts and conflict in countries like Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan and Burkina Faso have created a food security crisis for more than a quarter of the continent's population,
Political instability has already been building in parts of the continent. A series of coups have taken place in West and Central Africa since the start of 2021.
Even countries with more developed economies, which have greater buffers to shield citizens from painful price increases, won't have the tools to fully cushion the blow.
From Pakistan to Peru, soaring food and fuel prices are tipping countries over the edge
https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/09/business/food-fuel-prices-political-instability/index.html
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Plans by [Zimbabwe] monetary authorities to introduce a $100 note come at a time when inflation has risen to 72.7% in March, interest rates have been revised upwards to 80%, the auction system exchange rate has risen 30% to ZWL$146 since January, with the parallel market rate almost double.[Image]
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A man protesting against the high cost of living arrested outside [Kenya's] Treasury building[Video]
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