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IMF is the Source of Inaccurate Figures on Zimbabwe’s Hyperinflation

  Authored by Steve H. Hanke of The Johns Hopkins University. Follow him on Twitter @Steve_Hanke.   Most press reports about Zimbabwe’s fantastic.

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Governor Mangudya sets Bond notes launch date

Bond notes will start circulating around August 2016 – and not June as previously projected – as their production takes at least four.

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Diamond’s Atlas Mara Posts Loss on Currencies, Zimbabwe Debt

Atlas Mara Ltd., the African finance company co-founded by former Barclays Plc boss Bob Diamond, posted a loss for the first quarter and.

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Zimbabwe To Pay Pensions Through Plastic Money

THE government says it is considering introducing the use of plastic money for the convenience of pensioners who are often forced to travel.

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Zimbabwe hires German firm to print bond notes

Zimbabwe has contracted a private company in Germany to print bond notes that have sparked public outrage since their introduction was announced earlier.

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Zimbabwe’s Cash Crisis Is Bitcoin’s Boost?

A recent survey by The Zimbabwe Standard has shown that a number of banks in the central business district of the country’s capital,.

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Chinotimba says give people bond coins if they do not like bond notes

Buhera South Member of Parliament Joseph Chinotimba asked Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa last week why he did not simply introduce bond coins, even.

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Money dealers flood Zim

HARARE – Despite the valiant efforts by Reserve Bank governor John Mangudya to mitigate Zimbabwe’s biting cash crisis, huge challenges remain — a.

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Is Zimbabwe an Ideal Destination for Bitcoin?

Whether Bitcoin would be a better option for the southern African state of Zimbabwe to adopt as an alternative method of payment or.

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RBZ’s new bond notes: key questions answered

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has announced plans to introduce local “bond notes” to circulate alongside a basket of foreign currencies adopted in.

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