Zimbabwe's gold-backed ZiG currency fell more than 40% against the U.S. dollar on the interbank market from Thursday to Friday, the central bank's website showed. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's website gave the mid rate for ZiG as 24.

Zimbabwe sold its gold-backed currency to banks at 44% less than the prevailing rate against the dollar Friday, according to four treasury dealers, effectively devaluing the unit.

The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has called on Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube and the government to take immediate action in adjusting

Zimbabwe is said to have devalued its new gold-backed ZiG currency by 44% against the U.S. dollar, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing four treasury dealers.

Zimbabwe raised interest rates and devalued its gold-backed currency by 43%, following persistent weakness in the ZiG amid deep skepticism that the nation’s latest bid to create a viable local unit would succeed.

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) today allowed the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency to fall by over 74% against the US dollar, following weeks of mounting

Zimbabwe's central bank has devalued its gold-backed currency by over 40% against the US dollar, indicating that the last ditch effort to stabilise the country's volatile economy, is in trouble. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) made the decision to slash the local exchange rate to 24 Zig to $1 (£0.

Zimbabwe’s bullion-backed currency has slid past 14 per dollar, its weakest level on the official market since it started trading five months ago.