Catastrophe looms in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has moved to an indefinite partial lockdown of its economy but it may be too late to save it
28 May 2020 - 05:00
As Zimbabwe enters the next phase of its coronavirus-induced lockdown — a partial but indefinite hold on economic activity — fears for the country’s economic future are rising.
The economy was already on a downward spiral prior to the global Covid-19 outbreak, suffering currency devaluation, a foreign-currency crisis, excessive infla- tion, high unemployment and low manufacturing output...
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