Back to 2008 in Zimbabwe as Currency That Wrecked Lives Returns

For Zimbabwe’s government, the reintroduction of the national currency a decade after its demise is a return to “normalcy.”

For most of the country’s citizens, it’s a bitter reminder of years of hyperinflation, which destroyed their savings and left them bartering for daily basics.

“Remember 2008, when you needed trillions of dollars to buy bread?

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