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Home of 'wash wash' cleaners: Illicit wealth fuels economy, deepening rich and poor divide

In a country where many are fighting just to survive, a few are living in a world of excess-driving luxury cars, buying mansions, and calling themselves business moguls, even though no one can quite explain the businesses they claim to run. It's a bitter contrast. While taxes rise and businesses fold, the majority are left scrambling for scraps, their dreams of a better life slowly slipping away.

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