Economics
Zimbabwe Turns to ‘Task Force’ in Bid to End Currency Rout
- Gap between official and parallel exchange widens two-fold
- Electronic trading system to be adopted effective immediately
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Zimbabwe will set up a currency stabilization “task force” in a new attempt to end a rout that’s seen the local unit weaken more than 50% against the U.S. dollar on the parallel market in the past two weeks.