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2007-06-23 Africa Subsaharan

Zimbabwe's Dollar Plummets 67 Percent; Retailers Stop Trading

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Posted by Steve White 2007-06-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 All's not lost. You can still buy the currency on eBay.

Posted by Swamp Blondie 2007-06-23 03:23|| 2007-06-23 03:23|| Front Page Top

#2 For all practical purposes it must be a 'barter economy' by now. If you have an item or service of real, current value (food - or in a more advanced environment, toilet paper) you can trade with others in similar circumstance. Otherwise you are out of luck.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-06-23 07:33|| 2007-06-23 07:33|| Front Page Top

#3 If retailers are refusing to accept the domestic currency, you're sunk. It won't be long now, but then again, I said that 4 months ago.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2007-06-23 11:04|| 2007-06-23 11:04|| Front Page Top

#4 I'm pretty sure that 0 - 67% = 0.

Posted by Gary and the Samoyeds">Gary and the Samoyeds 2007-06-23 11:08|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2007-06-23 11:08|| Front Page Top

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