Zimbabwe now has the world's highest inflation rate -- officially above two million percent but widely seen much higher.via Famous Speculator
The country's largest bank note, a 100 billion Zimbabwe dollar bill introduced on Monday, cannot buy a loaf of bread.
At the beginning of the year, the largest bank note was worth Z$10 million, but it has now lost its value and is commonly found strewn on the capital Harare's streets, rejected by both street vendors and beggars alike. [Source]
Mahalanobis - am 2008-07-25 16:56