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By: Automatic E-currency exchange

Automatic E-currency exchange — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:44:03 +0000

INflation has setled down but still you can’t see much upward movement in the market. It is due to many cases such like industrial prod, bankruptcy and many more.

By: …My heart’s in Accra » Brother, can you spare a billion?

…My heart’s in Accra » Brother, can you spare a billion? — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:11:17 +0000

[...] Gono, the central bank governor, knocked three zeros off the bill in a campaign he called “From Zero to Hero”. That bill is now expired, but it’s a nice complement to the bill a friend just bought me [...]

By: Lynne

Lynne — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:05:22 +0000

Zimbabwe does not have a currency any longer.

By: …My heart’s in Accra » Mugabe makes more Zim millionaires

…My heart’s in Accra » Mugabe makes more Zim millionaires — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:12:11 +0000

[...] When I wrote about that $20, it was worth about $0.025 USD – a silly amount of money to represent with a bill, but still a functional piece of currency. At the moment, that bill is worth $0.00000005 cents, or 5 hundred-millionths of a cent. [...]

By: Wes

Wes — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 08:12:55 +0000

Now inflation is reported to be over 2,000%! That’s staggering.

By: …My heart’s in Accra » Zimbabwe: Where’s the breaking point?

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:56:43 +0000

[...] What you’ll likely do, instead, is sell bread on the black market. There’s money to be made in these markets, especially in petrol. The government is providing petrol to farmers at 330 Zim dollars a liter – roughly $0.08 a liter at the black market exchange rate – in the hopes that farmers will bring their tractors into the fields. But it’s easier for farmers to sell the petrol on the black market at massive profits to bus drivers… who, incidently, can’t purchase petrol legally. [...]

By: Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Zimbabwe: passports in short supply

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 17:09:13 +0000

[...] Can you believe this?: “We have had fuel shortages, forex shortages and now – passports! One wonders what’s next? I was thinking aloud what would happen if there was a shortage of condoms,” reports Kubatanablogs. This is the country whose currency has an expiration date! Ndesanjo Macha [...]

By: …My heart’s in Accra » Holiday in Harare: part 4 - Zimbabwe’s Internet under threat

Sun, 24 Sep 2006 18:16:07 +0000

[...] Previous posts in the “Holiday in Harare Series” My Holiday in Harare You Might Be Having a Currency Crisis If… Photos from Zimbabwe Reading Between the Lines Coming next: “Make a Plan” [...]

By: stephanie

stephanie — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 02:48:49 +0000

fascinating posts, E… give us a call if you’re not too pooped when in nyc…

By: Davos Newbies » Blog Archive » Economic warning signs, xtreme version

Davos Newbies » Blog Archive » Economic warning signs, xtreme version — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 19:13:17 +0000

[...] Ethan Zuckerman is in Harare, grappling with an inflation rate of 1200%. To review – signs that your economy is in trouble include: [...]