Venezuela was promised an economic revival. But three months of minimum wage doesn’t add up to a single US dollar

Caracas —  It is payday Friday, and a popular shopping mall located in eastern Caracas is packed. But while the hallways look full and the display windows are brightly lit and well-stocked, many people enter and leave empty-handed. Shoppers walk around, browse, compare prices, but they buy very little. The exception is a store belonging to … The post Venezuela was promised an economic revival. But three months of minimum wage doesn’t add up to a single US dollar appeared first on Egypt Independent .

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