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Zimbabwe creates new currency linked to other currencies and PMs.
cohodk
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Let's see how this plays out. I think they will find it take more to have a viable currency.
Zimbabwe Replaces Battered Dollar With Unit Linked to Gold, FX https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-05/zimbabwe-replaces-battered-dollar-with-unit-linked-to-gold-fx
https://www.ft.com/content/0de75e8f-40c8-4eb7-9d40-282cfd81e3bc
https://www.voanews.com/a/zimbabwe-central-bank-says-it-has-2-5-tons-of-gold-reserves/7557328.html
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According to the statement published on the RBZ website, they claim to have 3x the gold and USD needed to back the new ZiG.
Yelling at clouds on pmbug.com
LOL, I guess currencies do die when they are mismanaged.
Former Federal Reserve Official: Our Money Is Dying
“The root problem with conventional currency is all the trust that's required to make it work. The central bank must be trusted not to debase the currency, but the history of fiat currencies is full of breaches of that trust.” - Satoshi Nakamoto
Oh crap......and I was hoping for a comeback of their dollar!!
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I'll loan you some. but at 138% interest.
“The root problem with conventional currency is all the trust that's required to make it work. The central bank must be trusted not to debase the currency, but the history of fiat currencies is full of breaches of that trust.” - Satoshi Nakamoto
Test case for partial gold backing of a BRICs currency? And a 20% interest rate on top of that.
From one extreme to the other.............it will be interesting to watch what happens.
I knew it would happen.
So you say it's time to move to PM's
Will you still sleep as well