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A million Zimbabwe dollars now buys $US1

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DBratton Posted: Sun, Oct 21 2007 9:44 PM

 Just in case there is anyone who hasn't seen this yet:

"At independence in 1980, the Zimbabwean dollar held parity with the US dollar but has suffered from the economic policies of President Robert Mugabe; at the beginning of this year it was $Z2800 to $US1 and 10 days ago $Z500,000."

Here is the article

I wonder what he'll be paying his police and army with now?

 

 

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Torsten replied on Mon, Oct 22 2007 1:08 PM

DBratton:

I wonder what he'll be paying his police and army with now?

They are all millionaires by now Wink.

There is a lot of African countries that had hyperinflation. They only get ousted, when it gets unbearable or they do something stupid.

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