Can gold coins really rescue Zimbabwes economy?

Published: Feb. 6, 2023, 2 a.m.

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Zimbabwe\\u2019s central bank introduced a policy last year to sell gold coins in a bid to stabilise the country\\u2019s economy and combat inflation.

They were meant to be an alternative to dollars as a way of safeguarding people\\u2018s wealth \\u2013 even when the local currency was losing its value.

But with the top tier coin worth $2,000 and the smallest currently valued at $188 \\u2013 they\\u2019re not something the average Zimbabwean can afford.

So are these coins all they\\u2019re cracked up to be?

Africa Daily\\u2019s Mpho Lakaje finds out more.

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