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Zimbabwe: Sticking With US Dollar a Dead End - Biti
New Zimbabwe, 1 August 2014
ZIMBABWE must adopt the South African Rand as the country's economy will not recover under the current US dollar-dominated multi-currency environment, opposition MDC Renewal leader… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Rand Switch - No Industry Consensus On Dollar Option
New Zimbabwe, 2 August 2014
Industialists have also voiced concern about the adverse impact of the US dollar-dominated multi-currency regime but there is no agreement on whether or not the country should… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Calls for the Zim to Switch to South African Rand
New Zimbabwe, 1 August 2014
Pressing for South Africa Rand switch ... Tendai Biti Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Industrialists Lack Position on Currency Issue
The Herald, 1 August 2014
Industrialists are not agreed on what single currency Zimbabwe should adopt beyond the multi-currency regime, with some angling for the adoption of the South African rand while… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Economic Recovery Still a Challenge
The Herald, 1 August 2014
Economic analysts have commended Government for setting the tone for economic recovery through the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation and continued use… Read more »
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South Africa: Abandon U.S. Dollar for South Africa Rand, Says Biti
New Zimbabwe, 27 July 2014
FORMER Finance Minister Tendai Biti has recommended that Zimbabwe abandon the US dollar for the South African Rand as part of a package of measures he proposed to help turnaround… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Unpacking the Deflation Debate
The Herald, 29 July 2014
Hence, it is now very obvious that deflation has nothing to do with cost structure, indigenisation or the US dollar. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Barter Trade Resurfaces as Liquidity Crunch Worsens
Zimbabwe Standard, 27 July 2014
BARTER trade, an archaic system of exchanging good or services before money was widely accepted as medium of exchange, has resurfaced in Zimbabwe. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Zim Dollar - More Than the Economics
The Herald, 25 July 2014
Apiece by Ngoni Nhamoinesu Chivizhe (The Herald, July 11 2014) in response to the one by this writer on the issue of the Zim dollar, reminds one of how some people take economic… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Chinamasa Regrets Adopting the U.S. Dollar
SW Radio, 22 July 2014
Under-pressure ZANU PF Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa has said the adoption of the US dollar in 2009 was a mistake. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Zimdollar Debate - an Economist's Perspective
The Herald, 11 July 2014
The opinion article by Panganai Kahuni (The Herald of Tuesday July 8, 2014) reminded me of my discovery in my early years as a lecturer of Economics. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Zim Dollar - Perception Vs Reality
The Herald, 8 July 2014
THE question of the local currency has remained in the country's discourse since the introduction of the multiple currency regime in 2009. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Must Adopt SA Rand, Experts
New Zimbabwe, 27 March 2014
ZIMBABWE must adopt the South African Rand as its official currency and dump the basket of multi-currencies currently in use if the economy is to perform better and improve… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Rand Depreciation Takes Toll On Industry
Zimbabwe Standard, 2 February 2014
ZIMBABWE's manufacturing and tourism sectors face daunting challenges as the value of the rand against the United States dollar continues on a downward spiral, a local trade body… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: The Rand's Fall Worrisome
Zimbabwe Independent, 24 January 2014
Currency watchers will have observed the freefall of the South African rand against the world's major currencies, particularly over the last four months. Read more »
Calls for Zim to Switch to South African Rand
Opposition leader for the MDC Renewal, Tendai Biti says the country must adopt the South African rand as the economy will not recover under the current U.S. dollar-dominated, multi-currency environment.
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President Robert Mugabe has been criticised for claiming that the economy is now on a rebound despite indications of a sinking economy evidenced by massive retrenchments, cash ... Read more »
