Real Crisis in Zimbabwe

 

The crisis in Zimbabwe began in 2000, after President Mugabe took land from whites and gave them black. Immediately covered the entire agricultural sector, have imposed sanctions against the country, started in inflation.

This year, inflation stood at a record 231 million per cent a year. You understand that figure? 231 000 000% a year. unemployment - 80%, a third of the population left the country. More on Real Crisis in Zimbabwe with 23 pics after the jump. 

 

 

Here is a beggar boy gets last December breeze. Banknotes of 200 000 Zimbabwean dollars.

 

On 22 December in a denomination of 50 000 Zimbabwean dollars.  

 

 

This bill of 10 dollars is 10 times more than the denomination of 10 000 000 Zimbabwean dollars. 

 

 

 

 This pack costs 100 bucks. 

 

 

 

 

 

Prices in shops.  Nearly 3 billion for T-shirt or trousers 

 

 

But time is running, the economy flies.  In June, there are 25 banknotes and 50 billion 

 

 

So when people become like this go to a restaurant ... 

 

 

 

The Government has come to their aid, issuing new banknotes in August, removing TEN zeros from the old 

 

But inflation ... They once again forgot about inflation ...  In September of a pile of money could buy 4 tomatoes 

 

 

 

And now the real face of the crisis:

Zimbabwe - the only country in the world where the largest denomination - 50 000, a roll of cheap toilet paper costs 100 000.
If you take 100 000 and change them to the smallest denominations, to 5 Zimbabwean dollars, you get 20 000 banknotes.  On average, toilet paper rolls - 72 a piece.
It turns out that in Zimbabwe use the money instead of toilet paper to 278 times more profitable than buying them at this very paper.
Moreover, the cheapest toilet paper in Zimbabwe - such as unpleasant as these banknotes.