"Pushed Into Poverty": Somalia’s Currency Crisis Leaves Traders Holding Worthless Cash
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Source: Zero Hedge
Published: 2026-05-15 18:15 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Business, Economy & Finance, Financial Markets, Trade & Sanctions, Business & Economy
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For decades, Muse Omar Jama made a living swapping currencies in Mogadishu’s Bakara market, where customers once lined up to trade Somali shillings for dollars and mobile money. Now his office sits mostly silent, and the safes around him are stuffed with cash no one wants, according to The Guardian.
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