Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)
Zim to set denomination record for issued note
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is to introduce the highest-ever denomination issued note - worth Z$100 trillion.
Zimbabwe returns charity donations
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe on Friday repaid $7.3m to a charity after it was found to have confiscated donations pledged to fight killer diseases.
Zimbabwe halts e-transfers, inflation at 531 bn%
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe on Friday halted electronic transfers as the currency plunged to a fresh low. News of the stoppage follows a new estimate puts Zimbabwean annual inflation at 531 billion percent.
Zimbabwe permits shops to deal in foreign money
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe on Thursday authorised a small number of the country's businesses to sell goods for foreign currency.
Zimbabwean inflation soars to 11.2m%
Zimbabwe's official annual inflation rate rocketed by more than 9m percentage points last month to 11.2m%, up from 2.2 m% in the year to June.
RBZ splurges on luxury goods for judiciary
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has bought a fleet of Mercedes-Benz cars, plasma-screen TVs and satellite dishes for the country's judges.
Zimbabwe lops ten zeros off currency
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe announced plans to remove ten zeros from its currency in a fresh bid to fight hyperinflation.
Zimbabwe plans reforms to ease consumers' plight
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is to publish plans aimed at alleviating the impact of hyperinflation on consumers, Gideon Gono, the governor of the central bank, said on Thursday.
EU imposes sanctions on Zimbabwe
Gideon Gono, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is barred from the European Union (EU).
Zimbabwe introduces Z$100 billion note
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe on Monday began circulating a Z$100 billion note.
Banknote supplier halts deliveries to Zimbabwe
The dire political situation in Zimbabwe has prompted Giesecke & Devrient, a German banknote supplier, to stop delivering banknote paper to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe prints Z$500m note
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe said on Thursday it will circulate a note worth Z$500m ($2,44).
We did not repay $700m debt: Zimbabwe's Gono
Gideon Gono, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, has denied that the institution recently repaid a $700m African Development Bank loan.
Zimbabwe prints Z$250m note
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe will circulate two notes worth Z$100m and Z$250m in an attempt to limit the impact of hyperinflation.
Zimbabwe officially enters hyperinflation
The latest inflation numbers in Zimbabwe confirm that the country has entered into hyperinflation.
Gono blames business for "traumatic" conditions
Gideon Gono, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, hit back at claims that the publication of the central bank's mid-year report was delayed because of the woeful state of the country's economy.
RBZ declares foreign currency use illegal
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has declared it illegal to use foreign currency to pay for goods and services within the country. The RBZ said the practice contravened the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Act.
Zimbabwe limits currency holdings
Zimbabwe has outlawed of individuals holding cash exceeding five million Zimbabwean dollars (US$6,250) in another attempt to halt the cash crisis, reports the Sunday Times in South Africa.
Zimbabwe's retailers reject new travellers cheques
After the introduction of new travellers' cheques in Zimbabwe to ease the cash crisis, reports say some retailers are turning away customers who have the cheques, according to All Africa News.
Zimbabwe cash crisis deepens
Zimbabwe's opposition leaders have called the country's bank note crisis "an emergency of the highest order" as riot police control bank queues, according to a report by Sapa AFP. Many banks are now limiting cash withdrawals to 5 000 Zimbabwe dollars as…
Cash shortage still grips Zimbabwe
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is printing over R218 million worth of cash to inject in the market and counter the current shortages, SABC News reported. ATM machines are empty in the country and the note printing is unlikely to help inflation currently…
Split may be developing over choice of RBZ chief
A split is emerging in Robert Mugabe's government over who should succeed outgoing reserve bank governor Leonard Tsumba at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ). The Financial Gazette reports a number of camps have emerged within Mugabe's top leadership on…
Zimbabwe bank notes crisis worsens
Tuesday May 27 saw a worsening of the bank note shortage in Zimbabwe, according to The Herald Online, with some banks running out of notes and long queues at ATM machines.
RBZ staff boycott canteen over food quantity
Tensions are rising at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe after complaints about the food served in the staff canteen, according to All Africa News. Angry workers have called for the caters to be replaced after food portions were cut prompting the majority of…