Zimbabwe has devalued its new gold-backed currency, the “Zig,” by more than 40%.

This is reportedly an attempt to stabilise the country’s embattled economy.

On Friday the Zimbabwean central bank devalued the currency. It had previously cost about 14 Zig for one US dollar, it will cost about 24 Zig for a greenback.

According to the BBC the devaluation was because of a sharp increase for dollars, which are also legal tender in the country.

While the official rate showed that the Zig had generally held its value against the dollar, this was not the case on the black market, where it has more than halved in value.


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