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Andean Group - February 2016 (ISSN 1741-4466)

Food for thought

Critics of Venezuela’s Socialist government led by President Nicolás Maduro accuse it of an ethical and moral failing for prioritising external debt servicing over essential imports. With scarcities worsening by the week, the basic food basket for a family of five cost over 11 times the minimum wage in January, according to latest estimates by the Workers’ Centre for Documentation and Social Analysis (Centro de Documentación y Análisis para los Trabajadores, Cenda).

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