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Spiraling Economy

From Bridget Johnson, About.com

With the economy in free fall and with the highest inflation rate in the world, Mugabe's government was contantly printing new currency to keep up. As of June 20, 2008, the currency was trading at about $1 USD to about 7 billion Zimbabwaen dollars.

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