Gideon Gono
Zim's Gono: sanctions responsible for collapse
Gideon Gono, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, has said that sanctions are to blame for Zimbabwe's economic collapse and that printing more money was essential for his people's survival.
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.
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 explains decision to renege on note change
Gideon Gono, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, has blamed the weather for backtracking on plans to take the Z$200,000 ($6.67) note out of circulation.
Zimbabwe set for new currency
Gideon Gono, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, said on Wednesday that the issue of a new currency was imminent, after announcing just over a fortnight ago that it would be delayed until 2008.
No new currency this year: Zimbabwe's Gideon Gono
Gideon Gono, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, told a local Sunday newspaper that the country will not issue a new currency this year.
Gono set to put shopping "anarchy" right
Gideon Gono, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, said that the central bank would soon correct the "anarchy" that erupted after the government ordered retailers to cut prices in June.
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.
Zimbabwe's Gono banned from United Kingdom
A leading Zimbabwean newspaper has reported that the United Kingdom has barred Gideon Gono, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, from entering the country because of his role as president Robert Mugabe's "private banker".
Gono denies parallel trading by central bank
Gideon Gono, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, has denied reports that the central bank is tapping unofficial currency markets in search of foreign currency, notably dollar and South African rand.
Monetary policy announcement delayed by Zimbabwe
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has announced that it is indefinitely postponing its mid-year monetary policy statement, originally due next week. The central bank said it needed more time to analyse the implications of price controls imposed by the…
Gono questions Mugabe's fuel plan
Zimbabwe central bank governor, Gideon Gono, has warned the government of Robert Mugabe, the country's president, that its plan to ban private fuel purchases in foreign currency could provide a further drag on the world's fastest shrinking economy.
Zimbabwe to jettison release of inflation data
Recent media reports have highlighted the state of chaos in the management of the Zimbabwean economy, with central bank governor, Gideon Gono, seen as fighting a losing battle again the country's president, Robert Mugabe.
"I'm still around," Gono warns currency dealers
The Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, Gideon Gono, has had to dismiss rumours that he is in bad health after illegal foreign currency dealers celebrated his alleged demise.
Gono is the only ace in Zimbabwe's house of cards
As Zimbabwe's collapse goes from worse to worse with record inflation and a wrecked economy, this article from New Zimbabwe, published Monday 23 April, says only Reserve Bank governor Gideon Gono holds the key to Zimbabwe's recovery.