HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe on Friday launched a new currency to replace its previous one that in recent months has been battered by depreciation, and in some instances rejection by the population.

(Bloomberg) -- Zimbabwe’s new gold-backed currency the ZiG strengthened a day after its debut, even as it roiled commerce nationwide as banks, retailers and utilities battled to switch to the new unit ...

(Bloomberg) -- Zimbabwe, the poster child of hyperinflation, is allowing a free fall in its currency that it’s no longer keen to defend and is instead working on a new exchange rate potentially backed ...

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Out with the Zimbabwe dollar, in with the ZiG. Zimbabwe on Tuesday started circulating a new currency to replace one that has been battered by depreciation and often outright ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's consumer inflation surged to 37.2% month on month in October in local currency terms, data showed on Friday, after a sharp devaluation in the southern African ...

Zimbabwe’s central bank on Friday said its beleaguered local dollar will be replaced by new currency backed by gold, other precious metals and foreign currencies. Zimbabwe Gold, or ZiG, will “foster ...

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The ZiG is Zimbabwe's latest currency — yet another attempt to unravel the economic catastrophes of the past decades. According to many there, it's every bit as baffling as its predecessors. Zimbabwe ...