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Zimbabwe Introduces New $50 Billion Note
Submitted by Robert Fredericks on Sat, 2009-01-10 16:00
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?When the government issued a $10 billion note just three weeks ago, it bought 20 loaves of bread. That note now can purchase less than half of one loaf.?
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