{"id":63756,"date":"2022-08-02T18:49:50","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T16:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/85-of-gold-coins-sold-in-zimbabwe-dollars-rbz"},"modified":"2022-08-02T21:09:03","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T19:09:03","slug":"85-of-gold-coins-sold-in-zimbabwe-dollars-rbz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/85-of-gold-coins-sold-in-zimbabwe-dollars-rbz","title":{"rendered":"85% Of Gold Coins Sold In Zimbabwe Dollars \u2013 RBZ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Panonetsa Mangudya on Monday said 85% of the gold coins that were sold during the first week of their release onto the market were sold in Zim dollars.<\/p>\n<p>The RBZ released a total of 2 000 Mosi-oa-Tunya gold coins onto the market on 25 July, with 1 500 gold coins having been sold by yesterday. Said Mangudya:<\/p>\n<p>A total of 1 500 gold coins were sold by the bank\u2019s agents during the first week of their release into the market, with 85% having been bought in local currency, while the balance of 15% was bought in foreign currency.<\/p>\n<p>The central bank said the gold coins are aimed at managing inflation and reducing the demand for foreign currency as a store of value but critics describe the scheme as another scam to dupe people of their hard-earned US dollars.<\/p>\n<p>The gold coins were sold at an initial price of US$1 823, 80 per coin or $805 745,35 using the willing-buyer willing-seller rate.<\/p>\n<p>Mangudya said an additional 2 000 gold coins will be released into the market during the week commencing 1 August 2022.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Panonetsa Mangudya on Monday said 85% of the gold coins that were sold during the first week of their release onto the market were sold in Zim dollars. 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