A new currency printed by Zimbabwe's central bank to ease a cash shortage has drawn scorn from critics attacking it as signalling a return to the hated local dollar, abandoned seven years ago as inflation spiralled to 500 billion percent. The central bank will distribute units with face values ranging from two to 20 dollars, pegged to the US currency, Governor John Mangudya said on Wednesday, describing them as "bond notes" that add to bond coins already in circulation. ......
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