CUBAN retiree Xiomara Castellanos gets a monthly pension equivalent to US$13.80 (RM60.85). A carton of 30 eggs in the inflation-battered country costs US$14.10 – almost four times more than two years ago.
“It is hitting us hard, very hard,” the 80-year-old told AFP of inflation that officially reached 39% last year, but is likely much, much higher.