Zimbabwe's return to own currency is a brave move

When the government introduced bond notes it was very clear that the pretence currency was bad money that was going to wipe away good money. This came very true in a fast manner. Within a few months, ...

Mthuli Ncube lampooned over new currency plans

Finance minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday came under fire from economists who accused him of rushing to announce plans to re-introduce the Zimbabwe dollar before addressing factors which led to its coll...

Government to introduce a new currency called E-Zollar by September?

In a pretexted bid to bring an end to the nation's perennial nightmarish currency woes, government is allegedly working on a secret plan to introduce a digital Zimbabwe dollar, as soon as a new curren...

RBZ's interbank forex policy failed miserably in 2008

Just in case folks out there start jumping up and down ululating and eulogising  at the  forex trading liberalisation policy  announced by the RBZ,  a cursory look at the country's...

Government speaks on new Zim currency

The Deputy Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Energy Mutodi has poured cold water on revelations by former Minister of Finance Tendai Biti that Zimabbwe would be introducing ...

New Zim currency expected this week

Former Finance Minister Tendai Biti has revealed that government will be introducing a new currency this week as promised by current Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube that the country will soon adopt its ...

Zimbabwe to have its own currency in 12 months

Zimbabwe should brace itself for its own currency within the next 12 months the Minister of Finance and Economic Development Mthuli Ncube said.He was speaking at a Town Hall meeting with organ...

Zimbabwe kills one of the twin evils of economics

Inflation and unemployment are generally regarded as the twin evils of economics. A simultaneous occurrence of inflation and unemployment causes what is generally termed stagflation. That is to say, a...