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Zimbabwe bond notes- counting the cost of a bad name

It took the rand collapse and commuter omnibus crews to get people to use bond coins, and not any of the RBZ’s explanations.

That many are willing to believe rumours posted on their church whatsapp group more than a whole central bank should tell government just how deep its reputation deficit is. And no amount of PR can fix that.

Only doing the right things will.- The Source

 

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The Insider is a political and business bulletin about Zimbabwe, edited by Charles Rukuni. Founded in 1990, it was a printed 12-page subscription only newsletter until 2003 when Zimbabwe's hyper-inflation made it impossible to continue printing.

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