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World Business Report: First broadcast 30/08/2023 14:32 GMT : Understanding Pakistan's energy crisis

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Understanding Pakistan's energy crisis

First broadcast 30/08/2023 14:32 GMT 

First broadcast 30/08/2023 14:32 GMT : Understanding Pakistan's energy crisis

BBC World Service - World Business Report, Understanding Pakistan's energy crisis

Electricity prices have soared since the government cut energy subsidies

Electricity prices have soared since the government cut energy subsidies to obtain a $3bn bailout from the IMF.

Electricity prices in the country have soared since the government cut energy subsidies to obtain a $3bn bailout from the International Monetary Fund leading to protests. We hear how this is impacting individuals and businesses.

Also in the programme, we get the latest from Gabon, where the military has seized power and placed President Ali Bongo, 64, under house arrest. We take a look at the economic background in which the coup has taken place.

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(Picture: Protest against inflation in Hyderabad, Pakistan - 29 Aug 2023.  Picture credit: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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