Why the strength of the US dollar has a big impact on you
Wherever you live, you can't escape the impact of the world鈥檚 most important currency
You might not live in the US but the value of America鈥檚 currency most likely affects how much you pay for stuff, wherever you are.
In this episode we explain why the strength of the US dollar matters so much.
The 麻豆社鈥檚 Erin Delmore describes the picture stateside. Cuba Houghton, a graduate in Economics based in Nairobi helps us dig into the meaning of some economic terms that you need to be familiar with - and the 麻豆社鈥檚 Jewel Kiriungi looks at how Africa feels the impact when the dollar gets more valuable.
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