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World Service,19 Dec 2024,26 mins

Why is Mayotte so poor?

World Business Report

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France's President Macron is in Mayotte seeing the damage from the devastating cyclone. He declares a day of national mourning, but many residents are angry at what they see as neglect of what is legally part of France. El Salvador gets a multibillion-dollar deal with the IMF, but in return for dialling down its use of Bitcoin Plus, a successful play with a ten-year run on the London stage - and it's about financial services!

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