Dollarisation - The Standard

Topic : Dollarisation

Multi-currency system extension: An analysis

Zimbabwe officially dollarised on April 9, 2009, and adopted a basket of multiple currencies led by the United States dollar and South African rand.

By Victor Bhoroma Nov. 10, 2023

Multi-currency system extension: An analysis

Hefty taxes wipe out ZW$ salaries... ZCTU seeks urgent indaba with govt, business

Some economists say the solution lay in Zimbabwe returning to dollarisation.

By Shame Makoshori Jun. 30, 2023

Hefty taxes wipe out ZW$ salaries... ZCTU seeks urgent indaba with govt, business

Health Talk: When economy tumbles, health outcomes fall

The economic environment is toxic and the consequences are very clear on the overall performance of the workers as they lack motivation.

By Johannes Marisa Jun. 18, 2023

Health Talk: When economy tumbles, health outcomes fall

Economy has dollarised - Cross Border Traders

“In the next three months we will make sure that everything (pricing) has normalised,” Zivhu said yesterday.

By Tatenda Manyinyire May. 20, 2023

Economy has dollarised - Cross Border Traders

Anger mounts in Zim as prices rocket

Rocketing prices, reminiscent of market mayhems that rocked Zimbabwe between 2000 and 2008, have been mostly underpinned by prolonged turbulences on Zimbabwe’s currency.

By Rugare Mubika and Elma Zhoya and Freeman Makopa May. 19, 2023

Zimdollar stares fresh setbacks as crisis deepens

This was the year authorities returned the Zimbabwe dollar as the medium of exchange following a decade of dollarisation.

By Mthandazo Nyoni May. 12, 2023

Zimdollar stares fresh setbacks as crisis deepens

Consumers in distress as prices spiral out of control

Businesses, under fire from the protracted volatilities, have responded by effecting waves of price hikes to avoid collapse.

By Tatira Zwinoira and Rugare Mubika May. 5, 2023

Consumers in distress as prices spiral out of control

Zimdollar prospects in a dollarised economy

The banking sector Foreign Currency Accounts (FCA) deposits have maintained at approximately US$1.6 billion

By Victor Bhoroma Apr. 14, 2023

Zimdollar prospects in a dollarised economy

Re-dollarisation: Is this the right path forward for Zimbabwe?

This week’s part 2 seeks to explain the intuition behind this view by separating time horizons into the medium term (3-5 years) and the long term (more than five years).

By Zvikomborero Sibanda Mar. 10, 2023