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Debt-saddled Laos struggles to tame rampant inflation
Debt-saddled Laos struggles to tame rampant inflation
Economy
by  AFP

Suffocating under a mountain of debt to China, communist Laos is struggling to tame rampant inflation, with food prices rising so sharply that a growing number of households are resorting to foraging. A growing number of households are so desperate for food that they are now having to forage to supplement their diets, according to a World Bank household survey earlier this year.