津巴布韦央行在2024年9月27日举行的一次会议上将基准利率上调150个基点至35%,将借贷成本推至3月以来的最高水平。津巴布韦央行行长John Mushayavanhu表示,正在采取措施对抗通货膨胀,包括允许“更大的汇率灵活性,以适应该国对外币需求的增加”。在持续疲软之后,央行还将其黄金支持的货币ZIG贬值了43%。ZIG由津巴布韦的黄金和硬通货储备支持,于4月初推出,以取代津巴布韦元,津巴布韦元自年初以来贬值了约80%。分析人士警告说,在一个没有外汇流入的国家解决经常账户和财政压力之前,新货币将难以稳定。
Zimbabwe's central bank raised by 150 bps its benchmark interest rate to 35% during a meeting held on September 27th, 2024, pushing borrowing costs at their highest since March. Governor John Mushayavanhu said it was taking steps, to combat inflation including allowing “greater exchange rate flexibility, in line with the increased demand for foreign currency in the country." The central bank also devalued its gold-backed currency, ZIG, by 43%, following persistent weakness. The ZiG, backed by Zimbabwe’s gold and hard currency reserves, was introduced in early April to replace the Zimbabwean dollar, which had depreciated by about 80% since the beginning of the year. Analysts have cautioned that the new currency will struggle to stabilize until current-account and fiscal pressures are addressed in a country deprived of foreign currency inflows.