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November 18, 2003

Zimbabwe's Rising Inflation

The living conditions for the majority in Zimbabwe must be approaching "hell."

Inflation in Zimbabwe rose more than 70 points last month and now stands at a record annual rate of 525.8%, the government said today.

Figures released by the central statistical offices showed that the annual rate of inflation rose from 455.6% in September to 525.8% in October.

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Posted by zombyboy at November 18, 2003 11:16 AM

Comments

Obviously all Tony Blair's fault.

I wonder if Thabo Mbeki will ever realize (or admit) that "softly softly" is not working.

Posted by: Brian at November 19, 2003 07:57 PM

Oops, wrong URL

Posted by: Brian at November 19, 2003 07:59 PM

70 Points? That's sadly unbelievable.

Posted by: chris at November 29, 2003 02:52 PM