This week Zimbabwe announced that it will now accept the Chinese yuan, the Australian dollar, the Indian rupee, and the Japanese yen. These currencies join the American dollar and the South African rand as legal tender in Zimbabwe.
Recently Zimbabwe has embarked on a Look East Policy, looking toward Asian nations to help its struggling economy. It has invited Chinese investments in diamond mining, construction, and retail. However, economists do not expect the move to affect the economy of this south African nation significantly.
Zimbabwe is the first nation other than China to use the yuan as legal tender. In comparison, the United States dollar is used in the United States, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, and Panama.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Popular Posts
-
Alternate Nicknames: Land of Opportunity Natural State Capital: Little Rock Major Cities: Pine Bluff Fort Smith Fayetteville ...
-
Formerly The Trucial State Trucial Oman Capital: Abu Dhabi Major City: Dubai Major Geographical Features Persian Gulf Strait of ...
-
Conde Nast Traveler recently released its list of the world's friendliest and unfriendliest cities. Johannesburg, South Africa, ranks as...
-
Population: 3.1 million Smaller than Los Angeles but larger than Chicago 10th largest city in India Capital and largest city of the...
-
The United States' Hispanic/Latino population is growing rather quickly. The US Census Bureau recently released new maps showing the dis...
No comments:
Post a Comment