ECONOMY

Zimbawe to Dump the U.S. Dollar for Chinese Yuan

Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Gono speaks during presentation of Monetary Policy Interim Review Statement in Bulawayo
With the US hit by the global economic crisis and the Eurozone still fighting to save the common currency, Zimbabwe's Reserve Bank Governor has decided to turn to the East and considers using the Chinese Yuan as the country's main currency.
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