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Related: About this forumList of impossible-to-find goods grows in Venezuela
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/list-of-impossible-to/1218974.htmlCARACAS: Shopping has become a feat of endurance in Venezuela, where mass shortages have extended beyond basic goods to everything else, from hair dye to sandpaper and even to caskets.
As inflation has soared above 60 percent and airlines have cancelled service to Venezuela over billions of dollars owed by the Caracas government, the list of impossible-to-find-items has grown considerably.
"Now, there aren't even enough coffins!" lamented Roberto Leon, president of Venezuela's main consumers association (Anauco).
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The situation is getting worse every day, with the government failing to pay out the dollars they owe and which are necessary for businesses to import crucial goods or parts needed for manufacturing.
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List of impossible-to-find goods grows in Venezuela (Original Post)
Bacchus4.0
Jul 2014
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COLGATE4
(14,732 posts)1. It's called 'swirling the bowl' nt
Bacchus4.0
(6,837 posts)2. Its impressive what chavistas have done to Venezuela isn't it? n/t
COLGATE4
(14,732 posts)4. Who would ever have thought that a country as rich as
Venezuela could be turned into a second Cuba in the short space of 14 years? It's truly remarkable.
Bacchus4.0
(6,837 posts)3. What happens when you have Mark Weisbrot advising you n/t
Bacchus4.0
(6,837 posts)5. .