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The conversion to ZiG was based on gold price and swap rate. [33] [34] On a press release dated 6 April 2024, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe announced that ZWL would be converted to ZiG at an exchange rate of 2498.7242 ZWL for one ZiG. [35] [36] Zimbabweans were given 21 days to convert their cash into ZiG. [37]
Zimbabwe has been struggling with inflation and exchange rate instability since reintroduction of Zimbabwean Dollar in February 2019. In a bid to restore order and stopping speculative behavior on local currency, the central bank introduced a gold backed digital coin, which have some currency features. [4] [5]
24 January – RBZ caps daily variance of official exchange rate based on volume traded. The ZWD is able to fluctuate (from its average rate) in a daily band of: 0% (under US$5 million); 1% (US$ 5 to 10 million); 1.5% (US$ 10 to 15 million); or 2% (exceeds US$15 million). This effectively froze the official exchange rate.
Fixed currency Anchor currency Rate (anchor / fixed) Abkhazian apsar: Russian ruble: 0.1 Alderney pound (only coins) [1]: Pound sterling: 1 Aruban florin: U.S. dollar: 1.79
[41] [42] In 2008, the inflation rate accelerated dramatically, from a rate in January of over 100,000% [43] to an estimated rate of over 1,000,000% by May, [44] [45] and nearly 250,000,000% in July. [46] As predicted by the quantity theory of money, this hyperinflation was linked to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe increasing the money supply. [47]
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Construction of the new RBZ building began in 1993 and was fully completed in 1997, but was officially opened by President Robert Mugabe on May 31, 1996. The building is the tallest in Zimbabwe [citation needed] standing at a height of 394 feet (120 m) with 28 floors above ground.
Almost immediately after the Reserve Bank abolished the peg, the official rate against the US dollar declined to Z$2.80 on 22 March 2019, and Z$6.00 on 12 June 2019, while the parallel rate fluctuated between Z$7.00 and Z$13.00 by 3 July. [22] [35] [36] The Reserve Bank's annual inflation rate surpassed 100% in June 2019, and 500% in December ...