Posted AT 8:23 AM EDT on 05/03/08
Zimbabwe currency tumbles to record 25-million Zimbabwe dollars for one U.S. dollar
HARARE, Zimbabwe — The Zimbabwe currency tumbled to a record low of 25-million for a single U.S. dollar Wednesday, currency dealers said.
With Zimbabwe dollars mostly available in bundles of 100,000 and 200,000 notes, one $100 (U.S.) note bought nearly 20 kilograms of local notes at the new market rate Wednesday.
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