Zimbabwe Sells Gold Coins to Ease US Dollar in High Demand.

Keywords: %USD; AFRICA; ALLTOP; BASIC; BUSINESS; CMD; COS; FRX; GOV; GOVTOP; INDUSTRIES; MARKETS; METMNG; NORTHAM; US; WORLD EN %USD AFRICA ALLTOP BASIC BUSINESS CMD COS FRX GOV GOVTOP INDUSTRIES MARKETS METMNG NORTHAM US WORLD Zimbabwe's central bank plans to sell gold coins to the public from July 25 as a store of value to stabilize the nation's tumbling currency and offer an alternative to the US dollar. The coin forms part of measures to deal with a currency crisis that's seen the annual inflation rate jump to 192% in June and a sharp depreciation in the Zimbabwean dollar, which has lost more than two-thirds of its value against the dollar this year. [Extracted from the article]