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Zimbabwe’s Central Bank to Fine Users of Foreign Currencies

  • British pound, U.S. dollar, euro among currencies banned
  • Zimbabwe made its local currency the sole legal tender in June

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Zimbabwe’s government gave the central bank powers to impose civil penalties to enforce the exclusive use of the local dollar for domestic transactions and also banned the quoting of prices in foreign currency.