IMF presses govt on currency reforms - The Zimbabwe Independent

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IMF presses govt on currency reforms - The Zimbabwe Independent

The recommendations by the Bretton Woods institute is coming at a time the country is in the throes of an economic crisis characterised by currency distortions, high inflation and increased poverty.

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