Only a new RBZ Governor should be allowed to re-introduce Zim dollar »

From The Zimbabwe Guardian – By Garikai Chimuka, 20th August 2009

The recent shrill voice from the wilderness coming from the former RBZ Governor Gideon Gono who has been rendered jobless and merely ceremonial after the Zim dollar was dead and buried by market forces calling for the re-introduction of the Zim dollar is totally unfortunate.
Gono [...]

Gono approves reopening of Bureaux de Change offices »

From The Zimbabwean – 1 August 2009
Zimbabwe’s Central Bank Chief Gideon Gono has reopened all Bureaux de Change offices. The money-changers were banned in 2002 when they were accused of fuelling the black market. Customers were vetted to make sure they were not from the police. President Robert Mugabe’s government said the bureaux were offering [...]

Gono, Biti Case Referred to Supreme Court »

From The Zimbabwe Standard – By Sandra Mandizvidza, 27 June 2009

THE turf war pitting Finance Minister Tendai Biti against Reserve Bank governor Gideon Gono will be played out in the Supreme Court after a Harare magistrate referred an externalisation case against the minister’s law firm to the superior court.
Harare Magistrate Peter Kumbawa referred [...]

20 Questions for Gideon Gono »

20 Questions for Zimbabwe Reserve Bank Governor, Gideon Gono (Zanu-PF)
The people of Zimbabwe have a right to hear the answers to these questions:
1. If we no longer have our own currency, why do we need a Reserve Bank?
2. Where is the money from sales of Zimbabwe’s diamonds?
3. Did you buy forex at the official rate [...]

Gono’s borrowings illegal, scandalous »

From The Zimbabwe Times – May 4, 2009

FOLLOWING attempts by Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono to explain himself regarding the illegal and scandalous borrowings by him on behalf of the Zimbabwe government, particular focus must now be given to the statutes attendant to these quasi-fiscal activities.
In his spurious response through the Zanu-PF [...]

Gono Can No Longer Mislead the Nation »

From The Zimbabwe Telegraph – By Levi Mhaka, 2nd April 23 2009
In the 20th April 2009 of the State-controlled Herald, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), Gideon Gono published a 20-page supplement to issue a public statement on motor vehicle allocations to Parliamentarians and other issues relating to quasi-fiscal operations.
The public statement showed: (i) Funds [...]