Russian shoppers face shortages of some basic goods - a podcast by BBC World Service

As Russia's war in Ukraine enters its second month, some essential goods - like sugar, flour and rice - are becoming harder to find, and much more expensive. Some regions have imposed limits on how much of certain staples customers can buy. The Russia editor of BBC Monitoring, Vitaliy Shevchenko, tells us what is and isn't on the shelves. Chris Weafer from the Moscow-based consultancy Macro Advisory explains to what extent we can blame Western sanctions for the shortages.
And in Egypt, food prices are also on everyone's mind. The government in Cairo has imposed a cap on the cost of bread in shops. Maghdi Abdelhadi, a writer and broadcaster in Cairo, explains the huge importance of bread in Egypt.And a special report from the BBC's Ivana Davidovic looks at the issue of racism in Brazilian business. Positive discrimination or affirmative action policies have been in place there for several years, but many black Brazilian professionals say they still struggle to feel accepted and get promoted.

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