Zimbabwe's new gold-backed currency starts trading

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A woman walks past the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe building in Harare, Zimbabwe on March 1, 2024. PHOTO | REUTERS

Zimbabwe's gold-backed currency started trading on Monday following the announcement of the new currency by the central bank last Friday.

The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) announced that effective from April 8, the trading currency is the Zimbabwe Gold, or ZiG.