Thursday, April 26, 2007

Zimbabwe inflation rises to 2,200 pct in March - c.bank

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe's inflation rose to a new record high of 2,200 percent year-on-year in March, central bank Governor Gideon Gono said on Thursday, in a policy statement that comes amid a deepening economic crisis.

"Year-on-year inflation, which stood at 1072.2 percent in October last year, rose to 1,281.1 in December and has risen to 2,200 percent by March," he said in a televised statement.


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