Zimbabwe's central bank says it has begun circulating lower-denomination bank notes and coins, in an effort to help end severe shortages of cash and boost the new Zimbabwean currency. But many have doubts the new money by itself will improve the country's struggling economy.
By close of business Monday, most banks in Harare did not have their allocations of the new money. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe said it would comment once it has ensured that deliveries has been made to all banks.
Harare resident Kudakwashe Muchena is one of those tired of the cash shortages that have made life difficult for Zimbabweans over the past two years.
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