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A Pack of 36 For 2,548.73 Cedis?

The increasing rate of inflation in Venezuela due to the fall in oil price has course prices in to shoot up including condom price

A pack of 36 condoms in the predominantly Catholic country now cost 4,760 bolivars equivalent to $754 (2548.73 Ghana cedis)

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The nation where abortion is illegal and rates of HIV infection and teenage pregnancy are among the highest in South America - has seen the price of household goods rocket after a collapse in oil prices.

According to a BBC report, oil makes up 95% of Venezeula's exports, and shop shelves have been left empty due to inflation caused by a lack of imported goods

Lovers queue for blocks in the hope of picking up a packet of prophylactics, but some pharmacists in the capital, Caracas, have run out entirely. Mirror.com.uk reported

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