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Zimbabwe macroeconomic priorities for 2023

Zimbabwe's treasury department presented a ZW$4.5 trillion budget (21% of 2021 GDP) for the 2023 fiscal year. The budget roughly translates to US$5.3 billion if the market exchange rate is used. As is the case over the past 10 years, reven…

Published: 15 Dec 2022 at 23:53hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma

Inflation is now eating into our salaries

WE are all aware that the cost of living is rising and that people are struggling financially. Not everyone is able to define the word inflation properly but they understand that rising prices are no longer matching the cost of living and …

Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 05:40hrs | | by Emmanuel Zvada

South African Rand trades near 2021 highs after US inflation data

The South African Rand continues to be one of the most-watched emerging markets currencies by retail FX CFD traders, as the new COVID-19 cases seem to have plat

Published: 22 Apr 2021 at 05:10hrs | 32 | by Staff writer

For economy to take off, we must take air out of inflation

What is inflation and why must we get it under control? What has been going wrong, and how are we putting things right? As an Economics Professor, its important I first explain the basics. In Zimbabwe, like any other economy, goods and ser…

Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 23:22hrs | | by Prof Mthuli Ncube

Zimbabwe to face inflationary spirals

In order to maintain a sustainable purchasing power equal to the rising cost of living reflected by a Consumer Price Index (CPI), a taxable salary or wage must increase faster than the increase in the CPI itself. This will result in after-…

Published: 26 Jan 2018 at 07:54hrs | 453 | by George Musvovi

The other side of Zimbabwe's high inflation

On September 30 2010, I was part of thousands of people who attended the 20th First Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony at Sanders Theatre at Harvard University in USA.The Ig Nobel Prizes are awarded for achievements that first make people laugh and t…

Published: 28 Aug 2013 at 05:11hrs | 2526 | by Andrew Mambondiyani

'Zim inflation was 500,000,000,000% when I became FM,' says Biti

Wananchi, I said my farewells to the staff at the Ministry of Finance.Zimbabwe's greatest asset is its people, when they work together as a team for the national good. In that regard they do not come any better than the men and women in Bl…

Published: 21 Aug 2013 at 12:37hrs | | by Tendai Biti

Zimbabwe coins document inflation

Zimbabwe set a dubious world record for highest currency denomination when, in 2009, it issued bank notes in the astronomical value of 100 trillion Zimbabwe dollars. By the time this Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe note was being released, local …

Published: 21 Jun 2011 at 17:18hrs | | by Richard Giedroyc

UK inflation rate is now higher than Zimbabwe's

ItâˆšÂ¢â€šÃ‡Â¨â€šÃ‘Â¢s true. Annual inflation in Zim is now three per cent, whereas the UK rate âˆšÂ¢â€šÃ‡Â¨â€šÃ„Ãº even if we take the lowest measure, CPI âˆšÂ¢â€šÃ‡Â¨â€šÃ„Ãº is four per cent (hat-tip, zerohedge). In reality, of course, t…

Published: 17 Mar 2011 at 19:24hrs | | by Daniel Hannan

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