Inflation Moves Zimbabwe to Drop Ten Zeros from Banknotes

Courtesy Topix - Business News  Wed, 07/30/2008 - 15:48

Just last week Zimbabwe released $100 billion notes in an attempt to fight inflation. But the new banknote on the day it hit the street wasn't enough to buy a loaf of bread.

Today, reports say it will take $200 billion to buy that loaf, and $600 billion to buy a can of Coke.


 

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