Hyperinflation
Egyptians Brace For Austere Ramadan After Reforms
Ramadan is a time for daytime fasting and lavish evening feasts, but Egyptians are scaling back preparations for the...
Hike In Transport Fares Pushes Inflation Up To 13%
The 15 percent increment in transport fares by the GPRTU in April has pushed inflation up slightly to 13 percent from...
Producer Price Inflation Rises To 6% In March
The year-on-year inflation from the Producer Price Index (PPI) for all industry rose to 6.0 per cent in March 2017,...
Pocketful of Coins For BBC Reporter Amid Harare Bill Shortage
Zimbabwe prints its own version of the US dollar to ease cash shortages in the country The branch of my local bank in...
Economic Crises? Cash Shortages? Shoe Firm Reboots To Survive
How do you sustain a business when your country's economy is collapsing all around you? For one shoe company in...
November Inflation Declines Slightly Hitting 15.5%
Ghana’s Consumer Price Inflation continues to decline as it dropped further to 15.5 percent in November from the 15.8...
Zimbabwe Note Move Stoke Currency Fears
Zimbabwe has launched its own money for the first time since the country’s dollar was abandoned seven years ago amid...
Mugabe Dragged To Court Over Bond Notes Law
Zimbabwean human rights lawyers asked the High Court on Tuesday to strike down a decree by President Robert Mugabe...
Inflation Falls To 15.8% In October, the Lowest In 2016
Inflation for the month of October 2016 has seen a sharp decline from the 17.2% recorded in September to 15.8%. The...
Fear over Possible New Currency Prompts Bank Run in Zimbabwe
A prolonged shortage of the U.S. dollar, the dominant circulating currency in Zimbabwe, has worsened over the past two...
Zimbabwe on the Brink of Complete Economic Collapse as It Slashes Retirement Age by 10 Years
Zimbabwe is so desperate for cash it has cut the retirement age for soldiers from 60 years to 50. Only those who fought...