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To: TobagoJack who wrote (74332)	5/20/2011 5:19:24 AM
From: Proud Deplorable	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218620

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To: TobagoJack who wrote (74332)	5/20/2011 12:09:34 PM
From: bull_dozer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 218620

Zimbabwe may sell diamonds to launch gold-backed currency Zimbabwe may sell diamonds for gold, so that it can have a gold-backed currency, according to a recent proposal from the governor of Zimbabwe’s central bank. The Zimbabwean dollar is no longer in active use after it was officially suspended by the government due to hyperinflation. The United States dollar, South African rand, Botswanan pula, Pound sterling, and Euro are now used instead. The US dollar has been adopted as the official currency for all government transactions with the new power-sharing regime, says Wikipedia. But the central bank of Zimbabwe—Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)—believes that the US dollar is no longer stable. According to Dr Gideon Gono, RBZ Chief, the inflationary effects of United States’ deficit financing of its budget may impact foreign countries and would lead to a resistance of the green back as a base currency; cited newzimbabwe.com. commodityonline.com