Zimbabwe launches 'gold-backed' currency to replace dollar

Zimbabwe said on Friday that it will launch a new currency backed by the country’s gold reserves, the latest move by President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government to stabilize its fast devaluing currency. Zim Gold (ZiG), to be introduced on April 8, will...

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