Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean prices stabilise after dollarisation
Zimbabwe's Central Statistical Office has announced that prices in the ravaged Southern African nation have started to fall since the adoption of the US dollar.
South Africa's Mnyande: no time to sit and wait
Strengthening southern Africa's ability to prevent future crises is vital, Monde Mnyande, the chief economist of the South African Reserve Bank, has warned.
Zim's Tsvangirai: Gono's fate "first on agenda"
Morgan Tsvangirai, the prime minister of Zimbabwe, has said that the standing of Gideon Gono, the governor of the country's Reserve Bank, is the top priority for the new legislature. The prime minister's statement follows claims by the new finance…
Zim's Gono turns on rand anchor
The governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, Gideon Gono, has been quoted as welcoming the idea of pegging the country currency to South Africa's rand.
Gono denies rand adoption plans - report
Gideon Gono, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, has reportedly denied that the inflation-ravaged country is considering the adoption of the South African rand as its currency.
Zimbabwe lops zeros off currency, again
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has chopped 12 zeroes off the Zimbabwean dollar in its latest attempt to curb hyperinflation.
Harare abandons Zim dollar for foreign currencies
The Zimbabwean government has said that it will allow businesses to accept multiple currencies alongside the effectively worthless Zimbabwean dollar.
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.
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's Gono outlines vision for second term
Gideon Gono, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, has detailed his vision for the Zimbabwean economy over the next five years after being granted a second term at the helm of the central bank.
Public to blame for inflation: Zimbabwe's Gono
Gideon Gono, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, has said the public are to blame for the country's bout of hyperinflation.
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.
Zimbabwean inflation at 2.2m%
Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate has hit 2,200,000%, Gideon Gono, the governor of the country's Reserve Bank, said on Wednesday.
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.