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    Zimbabwe’s new currency faces headwinds five months on | WSAU News/Talk 550 AM · 99.9 FM

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    By Nyasha Chingono

    HARARE (Reuters) – Five months after its launch, Zimbabwe’s new currency is under pressure as increased grain imports eat away at foreign reserves, putting at risk the government’s plan to make it the only currency in the market by 2026.

    The gold-backed ZiG, which stands for Zimbabwe Gold, is the country’s sixth attempt at a stable currency in 15 years. It was introduced in April at a rate of 13.6 ZiG per U.S. dollar and has since lost almost 80% of its value on the black market.

    Independent economist Prosper Chitambara said the devaluation pointed to a lack of confidence in the new currency, that locals have been reluctant to embrace.

    Persistence Gwanyanya, a member of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s Monetary Policy Committee, told Reuters that although uptake had been slow, it was too soon to consider the new currency a failure.

    Gwanyanya said the government could increase use of the ZiG by charging more taxes in the local currency. “Government more than any other should show preference for its own currency and there is need for urgent intervention by injecting more foreign currency on the market,” he said.

    But market traders are not convinced.

    “The ZiG has been getting weaker so it does not make business sense to transact with it. I do not have faith in the ZiG. We have been here before with the Zimdollar,” Maynard Maketo, a street hawker selling candy and recharge cards said.

    According to Pricecheck, a website that tracks the exchange rate, the ZiG is trading between 20 ZiG and 26 ZiG to $1 on the black market and 13.9 ZiG to $1 on the official exchange.

    Carol Munjoma, a trader in downtown Harare who sells groceries, transacts exclusively in U.S dollars.

    “Where I buy these groceries, they do not accept ZiG. So to protect my business I charge in U.S dollars. The ZiG would have to be stable to be accepted here,” the mother of two said.

    In July, central bank chief John Mushayavanhu told Reuters that authorities would stick to promises to build trust in the new currency, a sentiment echoed by Gwanyanya.

    “It is too early to consider that this may be the death of the ZiG,” said Gwanyanya.

    (Reporting by Nyasha Chingono; editing by Kopano Gumbi and Christina Fincher)



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