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World Service,25 Sep 2024,26 mins

Is an IMF bailout ever enough?

World Business Report

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We hear from a doctor in Pakistan who says he sees parents who do not have enough money to take their dead children home, highlighting the growing and devastating pressures poor families face as rising costs leave them unable to afford basic medication. Devina Gupta finds out if an IMF bailout package can help the country’s health care system. Also, what does an IMF bailout look like for Bangladesh? And in Ghana where an IMF bailout may have slowed inflation, food prices are still rising, we find out why…

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