More money, more problems: How do currencies work?
Nigeria’s currency has seen a big drop in value over the last few months.
Nigeria’s currency has seen a big drop in value over the last few months. The Â鶹ԼÅÄ’s West Africa correspondent, Mayeni Jones, helps us find out why. We also take a wider look at currency in general with our North America Business Correspondent, Erin Delmore. Why do some countries see such big fluctuations? And how on earth do you manage a currency successfully? Hannah gets tested to see if she could make it as the head of a country’s bank.
Plus Liverpool footballer Luis Diaz’s parents were abducted at the weekend. The Â鶹ԼÅÄ’s Mimi Swaby talks about Columbia’s kidnapping problem.
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Presenter: Hannah Gelbart with Alex Rhodes
Producers: Emily Horler
Editor: Verity Wilde and Simon Peeks
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- Mon 30 Oct 2023 18:50GMTÂ鶹ԼÅÄ World Service News Internet
- Tue 31 Oct 2023 03:50GMTÂ鶹ԼÅÄ World Service East and Southern Africa, South Asia, West and Central Africa & East Asia only
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