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Archive Home > 2008 > August > 03 > Chaos in Zimbabwe as $1 becomes $10 billion

Chaos in Zimbabwe as $1 becomes $10 billion


August 3, 2008

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabweans dug out coins squirreled away years ago in jars and cupboards and headed for the shops, where lines built up as overburdened tellers more accustomed to counting mounds of hyper-inflated dollar notes instead were juggling silver.

The central bank,....

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