| Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said on Thursday the introduction of local bank notes by the central bank later this year, which he called a "surrogate currency", would help prevent foreigners taking greenbacks out of the country.
He also said the shortage of U.S. dollars in the economy would be overcome soon, although he did not elaborate. In the grip of its worst drought in a quarter century that has left 4 million people facing food shortages, the southern African nation is also running out of cash, forcing the central bank to impose limits on imports and withdrawals from banks...............................................Full Article: Source
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