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Poor countries face a mounting catastrophe fuelled by inflation and debt

By Peter S. Goodman, Ruth Maclean, Salman Masood, Elif Ince, Flávia Milhorance, Muktita Suhartono and Brenda Kiven
New York Times·
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Poor countries face a mounting catastrophe fuelled by inflation and debt
Poor countries face a mounting catastrophe fuelled by inflation and debt

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