Zimbabwe Distributes New Banknotes but Keeps Curb on Withdrawals  

  • Southern Africa nation’s dollar last traded on streets in 2009
  • Central bank to ‘drip feed’ notes into economy over 6 months
New Zimbabwe two-dollar notes in Harare on Nov. 12.Photographer: Jekesai Njikizana/AFP via Getty Images
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Zimbabwean banks started distributing low-denominated banknotes on Tuesday to help end a crippling cash shortage, more than a decade since the nation had its own hard currency.