Zimbabwean Police Deny Permission for Anti-Bond Notes Protest
The police have refused to give permission for a protest planned by the country's largest labour movement, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, against the controversial bond notes which they say will plunge the nation back to the days of hyperinflation and shortages.
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Zimbabwe:
Police Crush Bond Notes Protest
Financial Gazette, 30 November 2016
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) on Wednesday deployed police details that far outnumbered protestors, swiftly crushing the demonstration against the introduction of bond notes… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
New Currency Gets Off to Rocky Start
VOA, 30 November 2016
Zimbabwe's cash shortage problem appears to be far from over, despite the government issuing $10 million worth of "bond notes" that officially trade on par with the U.S. dollar.… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Let Us Embrace Bond Notes
The Herald, 1 December 2016
The bond notes are finally here! When the Governor of Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) mooted the idea to introduce the bond notes I was one person who raised concerns about the bond… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Police Refuse to Sanction Anti-Bond Notes Protests
VOA, 29 November 2016
Zimbabwean police have declined to grant the country's largest labor movement, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), permission to stage nationwide protests against bond… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
New Bond Notes Plan Sparks Protest
VOA, 18 November 2016
Opposition officials in Zimbabwe say several activists were either abducted or arrested Friday ahead of a planned protest over the introduction of controversial bond notes. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Have Bond Notes Gained Public Confidence?
The Herald, 30 November 2016
Bond notes continued to gain public confidence with several people and businesses banking on the new currency to alleviate prevailing cash shortages. Yesterday marked the second… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Central Bank Bill on Bond Notes Tabled
The Herald, 30 November 2016
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Amendment Bill that seeks to give legal effect to the introduction of bond notes that came into circulation on Monday this week was tabled before… Read more »
InFocus
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The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has introduced the bond notes despite strong resistance from citizens. The authorities view the bond notes as a way of putting an end to the ongoing ... Read more »