Video: Ashok Chakravarti explains that Zimbabwe bank deposits are not really in $US.
October 2018 archive
Oct 12
Zimbabwe currency crisis: No cash, no bread, no KFC
By Andrew Harding, BBC News, Harare A deepening unease is settling over Zimbabwe as the country’s fragile local currency loses value at an alarming speed, prices soar, local and foreign businesses close their doors, and people wonder whether their savings are about to be wiped out once again, as they were during the economic collapse and …
Oct 11
Discussion On Zimbabwe’s Economy With Ashok Chakravarti, Sifelani Jabangwe And Godfrey Kanyenze
Last week, Sapes Trust held a discussion on Zimbabwe’s economy with Economist Ashok Chakravarti (representing the Finance Minister and himself), CZI President Sifelani Jabangwe and Economist Godfrey Kanyenze of LEDRIZ
Oct 01
Let the bond float, govt told
GOVERNMENT should not peg the exchange rate of the bond note, allowing it to float freely within the multi-currency system as a first step towards the introduction of a proper local currency, says local economist Ashok Chakravarti.