Zimbabwe Halts Mobile Transactions as Hyperinflation Spurs Currency Flight

Zimbabwe’s central bank, seeking to block attempts to avoid the country’s hyperinflation, halted all transactions conducted by “mobile money agents” this week, and limited payment sizes through other processors.

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