Zimbabwe’s banking services disrupted on eve of brand new currency launch

  • 📰 dailymaverick
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 30 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 15%
  • Publisher: 84%

John-Mushayavanhu Zig Zim-Legal-Tender Zimbabwe Zi News

South Africa Latest News,South Africa Headlines

Banking was disrupted across Zimbabwe as lenders rushed to convert all Zimbabwean dollar account balances to ZiG, announced by Reserve Bank governor John Mushayavanhu as the new legal tender.

A man displays old Zimbabwean dollar notes during a protest against the introduction of new bond notes in Harare on August 2016.

ZimSwitch, the national payments platform provider, said processing of local dollar transactions across financial institutions is currently unavailable. “Our system is undergoing changes to accommodate the new ZiG currency over the weekend,” it said in a notice. Although commanding a smaller share of commerce against the US dollar – which accounts for as much as 80% of all transactions – Zimbabwe’s old currency is still used to make electronic payments for basic goods in supermarkets and to pay for utility bills. Public servants also earn part of their pay in Zimbabwean dollars.

Source: Financial Digest (financialdigest.net)

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 3. in ZA

South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Zimbabwe: Beekeeping Offers Opportunity to Zimbabwean Farming CommunitiesHoneybees quickly react with a sharp and loud buzz sound as beekeeper Tanyaradzwa Kanangira opens one of the wooden horizontal Kenyan top bar hives near a stream in a thick forest in Chimanimani, 412 kilometres from Zimbabwe's capital, Harare.
Source: allafrica - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »

Zimbabwe: Indian Business Mogul Tried to Dupe Zimbabwean GovtIndian businessman Ashok Jain tried to swindle the government of over US$100 million in a pie-in-the-sky deal, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) documents in NewZimbabwe.com's possession have revealed.
Source: allafrica - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »

Capitec disrupts business banking by charging the same as personal bankingThe bank will save businesses up to 50% in banking fees.
Source: BusinessTechSA - 🏆 24. / 61 Read more »

Zimbabwe: Corruption Not Sanctions the Cause of Zimbabwe's Economic SituationThe U.S. sanctions against Zimbabwe over the past two decades are not the cause of the economic and development issues in the country, said David Gainer, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs.
Source: allafrica - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »

Zimbabwe: Government of Zimbabwe Forcibly Removed USAID Democracy, Human Rights and Governance Assessment TeamDocument - Last month, Zimbabwean officials abruptly detained and deported USAID officials and contractors, who were conducting an assessment of the development and governance context in Zimbabwe.
Source: allafrica - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »

Zimbabwe: New Air Force of Zimbabwe Commander Officially Takes OverTHE Airforce of Zimbabwe (AFZ) is now under new command following the elevation on Friday of Air Vice Marshal John Jacob Nzvede to the rank of Air Marshal.
Source: allafrica - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »