Old Mutual to move Zimbabwe listing as currency war escalates | Fin24

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Old Mutual to move Zimbabwe listing as currency war escalates | Fin24

The Zimbabwean government has blamed a plunge in the local currency on the 175-year-old insurer's share price.

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