Zimbabwe’s Money Policy Satisfactorily Subsidized by $1 Billion in their Foreign Currency Accounts

By Abdul Rahman Bangura–

NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone- Zimbabwe’s  Mangudya confirmed that, local lenders have almost $1 billion in their Foreign Currency Accounts (FCA).

“It’s about adequate reserves utilization of resources,” Mangudya was quoted in Harare according to reports.

“The first thing is that we do not expect the exchange rate to continue to go up because there is now a formal market of foreign exchange,” he clarified.

The Southern African country reintroduced the foreign currency system for the first time in sixteen years on June 23rd, 2020 in a bid to halt the local currency debacle that was reintroduced a year ago.

“Just to put things into perspective, the interbank system which we tried earlier in the year failed because the banks could not trade among themselves due to counterparty limits, as well as issue of de-risking,” he said.

“The exchange rate will be driven by effective demand from corporates,” he said. He added that he expects “the exchange rate to stabilize at a level which allows users of foreign exchange to price their goods and services appropriately, while at the same time providing good value for money for exporters.”

On a monthly basis, Zimbabwe exports $350 million to $400 million and receives $50 million to $60 million as remittances from abroad.

For New Africa Daily News Abdul Rahman Bangura Reports,  Africa Correspondent

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