Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Zimbabwe Set to Announce Fate of Local Currency After 73% Plunge, 3 APRIL
Zimbabwe Set to Announce Fate of Local Currency After 73% Plunge - Bloomberg 4-3-24
Zimbabwe’s currency plunged to yet another record low as citizens rushed to the safety of the US dollar amid speculation an announcement from the central bank on the fate of the local unit is imminent.
The Zimbabwe dollar traded at 22,476 against the greenback, taking its losses this year to 73%, the world’s second-worst performance only after the Lebanese pound. A sense of urgency has gripped the nation after authorities brought forward the start date of the new governor, John Mushayavanhu, by a month.
The local media reported the move was made to announce a new currency plan that may include embracing the gold standard.
The southern African nation’s unstable currency risks sending the nation back into hyperinflation 15 years after its old local dollar had to be abandoned. The latest two Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governors, John Mangudya and Gideon Gono, failed to bring order to the exchange rate despite multiple efforts.
These included the launch of gold coins and gold-backed digital tokens under Mangudya’s watch, while Gono repeatedly slashed zeros off banknotes as hyper-inflation spiraled and topped 231 million percent in 2008.
“What we are seeing is anxiety and people preferring to hold US dollars,” said Lloyd Mlotshwa, head of research at IH Securities, a Harare based brokerage. “This signals reverting to a place of safety ahead of the currency announcement.”
Local media reports at the weekend said Mushayavanhu, who assumed office on March 28 instead of as planned, may announce at the end of this week the new currency policy in a monetary policy statement, which has been delayed for almost two months.
The central bank has not given a date on the release of the monetary-policy statement that was originally scheduled for February but had been deferred to give policymakers time to finetune the currency plan.
David Mnangagwa, the country’s deputy finance minister, said last week the statement’s release was imminent, attributing volatility in the exchange rate to “anxiety and anticipation” over the policy’s delay.
Meanwhile, the premium for dollars in the parallel market over official rates has widened 60% to as much Z$36,000, according to which monitors the exchange rates.
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MARK EXPLAINS THE 3 - ZIM PAYOUTS, 3 APRIL
MARK EXPLAINS THE 3 - ZIM PAYOUTS
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"QFS CONVERSATIONS" WITH GOLDILOCKS: " THE OIL PRODUCTION OF IRAQ WILL NOW BE TRADED IN THE IQD", 3 APRIL
GOLDILOCKS
Executive Order 13303 has been lifted:
"Protecting the Development Fund for Iraq and Certain Other Property in Which Iraq Has an Interest"
The lifting of this executive order 13303 and the movement from that account to an Iraqi2 account allows Iraq to trade their oil revenue payments in the Iraqi dinar, instead of, the dollar.
The protections of the United States Dollar mechanisms is no longer needed for Iraq since they are integrated into the Digital Asset Based Trading System at this point.
We just recently witnessed their auctions being done successfully on these new digital mechanisms, and it secured their money in the transfers very well.
The oil production of Iraq will now be traded in the Iraqi Dinar. It will begin to place price pressures and demand for the Iraqi Dinar going forward. Let's take a look at the areas of disbursements this will affect for Iraq. See below paragraph.
"Disbursements: To date, disbursements from the DFI have been in support of the wheat purchase program, the currency exchange program, the electricity and oil infrastructure programs, equipment for Iraqis security forces, and for Iraqi civil service salaries and ministry budget operations."
These new demands now being traded in the Iraqi dinar will create price pressures that form new price actions on the market. Appreciations on a country's currency making these moves are expected.
Watch the water.
© Goldilocks
https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/34475-Iraqi-economy-faces-threat-as-US-closes-oil-revenue-account
https://ofac.treasury.gov/additional-ofac-resources/ofac-legal-library/executive-orders-eo
https://govinfo.library.unt.edu/cpa-iraq/budget/DFI_intro1.html
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