Malaysia is struggling with increasing cost of living, writes Geetha Kanniah, 18, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Malaysia, as she looks at how oil prices and taxes have far-reaching impact on the economy. Here’s my financial predicament – as a college student, my parents give me RM50.00 (USD 14) every two weeks, mainly for food and supplies. I …

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Oluwasegun Olakoyenikan, 22, a Correspondent from Benin City, Nigeria, explains how the lack of sound economic policy is a major reason for the country’s current recession. One year after the official announcement of Nigeria’s recession by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its quarterly Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report, several discussions have continued to ensue …

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