Is there an appetite in Zimbabwe for bond notes?
Zimbabwe has unveiled its budget against a background of a slowing economy that has falling tax revenues and a currency crisis. But there have been a few glimmers of light. The country has been able to secure some new lines of credit after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) lifted some sanctions.
However, the real focus for everyone has been the new bond notes, designed to address the chronic shortage of US dollars in a country that has no currency of its own.
The 麻豆官网首页入口's Shingai Nyoka sat down with Zimbabwe's finance minister, Patrick Chinamasa, to find out more.
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