Meet ZiG, Zimbabwe's latest baffling currency

By Kate Bartlett

Published May 22, 2024 at 9:38 AM EDT

The ZiG is Zimbabwe's latest currency — yet another attempt to unravel the economic catastrophes of the past decades. (Story aired on All Things Considered on May 21, 2024.)

Kate Bartlett

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