Dollarisation: its impact, how did we survive?

Dollarisation: its immediate impact, how did we survive?   http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk   Written by BRIAN MACGARRY    Monday, 27 September 2010 17:07 The year 2009 began with Z$ inflation running at about 10,000%/month; i.e. currency adding 24 zeroes in a year. The ten zeroes lopped off in August 2008 were back and pressure to change to …

On the Measurement of Zimbabwe’s Hyperinflation

353 On the Measurement of Zimbabwe’s Hyperinflation Steve H. Hanke and Alex K. F. Kwok Zimbabwe experienced the first hyperinflation of the 21st century. 1 The government terminated the reporting of official inflation statistics, however, prior to the final explosive months of Zimbabwe’s hyperinflation. We demonstrate that standard economic theory can be applied to overcome …

Presentation to Zimbabwe Investment Appraisal Summit

COMMERCIAL FARMERS’ UNION This presentation was given by the CFU at the Zimbabwe Investment Appraisal Summit recently held at the Celebration Centre in Harare on 24 and 25 August 2009. THE WAY FORWARD FOR INVESTMENT IN ZIMBABWE’S  FARMING SECTOR    Introduction  This presentation contains recommendations on creating the right investment climate to promote substantial improvements in output of the …