Opinion / Columnist
Mthuli Ncube falsely claims there were only US$40m bank deposits under GNU
06 Dec 2020 at 08:31hrs | Views
IN a clip of an interview with ZiFM Stereo, posted on Twitter on December 3, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube claimed that, under his predecessor, Tendai Biti, deposits in the banking sector were around US$40 million.
"Right now in the banking sector, there's US$1,1 billion, hard US dollars in the entire banking sector. During the government of national unity when he (Biti) was minister, you know how much we had? US$40 million," Ncube said.
According to Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) data, bank deposits rose from US$475,37 million at the end of April 2009 to US$3,8 billion at the end of June 2013, when the unity government effectively ended.
The latest available figures, for September 2020, from the RBZ show that there was US$1,12 billion held in foreign currency accounts at the end of that month.
Conclusion
Ncube's claim that banking sector deposits were US$40 million during the subsistence of the unity government between 2009 and 2013 is false.
"Right now in the banking sector, there's US$1,1 billion, hard US dollars in the entire banking sector. During the government of national unity when he (Biti) was minister, you know how much we had? US$40 million," Ncube said.
According to Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) data, bank deposits rose from US$475,37 million at the end of April 2009 to US$3,8 billion at the end of June 2013, when the unity government effectively ended.
The latest available figures, for September 2020, from the RBZ show that there was US$1,12 billion held in foreign currency accounts at the end of that month.
Conclusion
Ncube's claim that banking sector deposits were US$40 million during the subsistence of the unity government between 2009 and 2013 is false.
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