Gideon Gono retreated on Zimdollar after heated meeting »

From The Zimbabwean – By Gift Phiri, 30th November 2009
HARARE — Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono only agreed to change his position on bring back the Zimbabwe dollar after a stormy meeting last week with President Robert Mugabe and Finance Minister Tendai Biti, according to sources.
In an embarrassing climb-down, Gono now says [...]

Gideon Gono In Surprise Walkabout Stunt »

From Radio VOP – 7th October 2009

Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono on Tuesday took a surprise stroll in Harare streets, but not many people were fascinated by the stunt.
In an apparent show of mantra, Gono walked from parliament building along Kwame Nkrumah Avenue just after attending the official opening of a new [...]

U.S. Acting Assistant Treasury Secretary Andy Baukol on Exploring U.S. Policy Option during Zimbabwe’s Transition »

From Press Room – U.S. Department of the Treasury- 30th September 2009
Acting Assistant Secretary Andy Baukol
As Prepared for Delivery
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs
“Exploring U.S. Policy Options during Zimbabwe’s Transition”
Chairman Feingold, Senator Isakson, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify at this important hearing on the current situation [...]

Quick Zimdollar Return Suicidal »

From The Zimbabwe Independent – By Paul Nyakazeya, 17th September 2009
THE Minister of Finance Tendai Biti has vowed that the Zimbabwe dollar will not come into circulation anytime soon unless the country’s economic performance can support it.
Speaking at the mining investment conference on Wednesday an emotional Biti, said it would be unscientific for someone [...]

Zimbabwe dollar return, zeroes will be back too!! »

From The Zimbabwe Guardian – by Percy Takunda, 2nd September 2009

One of the core functions of a central bank is the protection of the value of its currency which the RBZ failed dismally. Only in Zimbabwe can a central bank governor do so much damage and actually get a contract extension. Following on part one [...]

Should the Zimdollar Return? »

From The Zimbabwe Independent – By Eric Bloch, 27th August 2009

LESS than six months have elapsed since Zimbabwe opted to have a multi-currency-based economy, and only six weeks have passed since the Zimbabwean dollar was formally demonetised.
However, it is very much more than two years (if not even longer) since Zimbabwe unofficially focused upon [...]