Zimbabwe cracks down on illegal money traders to stabilize new currency ZiG
STORY: Zimbabwe cracks down on illegal money traders to stabilize new currency ZiG
SHOOTING TIME: May 15, 2024
DATELINE: May 18, 2024
LENGTH: 0:03:08
LOCATION: Harare
CATEGORY: ECONOMY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of streets, money traders, new ZiG currency
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZVIKOMBORERO SIBANDA, Zimbabwean economist
3. various of people with ZiG currency and U.S. dollar
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZVIKOMBORERO SIBANDA, Zimbabwean economist
5. various of shops
6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Shona): BRIAN PHIRI, Harare resident
7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Shona): NOREEN CHIROMBO, Street vendor
STORYLINE:
Illegal currency traders have disappeared on the streets of Zimbabwe's capital Harare as authorities crack down on illegal money-trading in a bid to maintain the value of the new Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency.
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) on April 5 introduced the new gold-backed ZiG, replacing the Zimbabwean dollar, which had been ravaged by inflation.
The ZiG is part of a basket of currencies accepted as legal tender in
- Product Code
- ILEA002716514
- Registered date
- 2024/5/18 00:00:00
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- Xinhua / Kyodo News Images
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