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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Zimbabwe debuts gold coins as legal tender to stem inflation

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Zimbabwe has launched gold coins to be sold to the public in a bid to tame runaway inflation that has further eroded the country’s unstable currency.

The unprecedented move was announced Monday by the country's central bank, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, to boost confidence in the local currency.

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