Prices have risen sharply as a result. According to a snap
survey conducted in Harare by Newsday, retailers, who have been displaying prices
in both the ZWG and US dollars, have since started charging exclusively in the
greenback.
The ZWG shortage has also forced the general public to
resort to the US dollar as a store of value and paying for goods and services
in the foreign currency.
The foreign exchange rate on the informal market has
remained high, ranging between ZWG24 and ZWG28 per US dollar.
Some of the basic commodities like flour and mealie-meal
are scarce in supermarkets, where some retailers with the goods have removed
price tags in the local currency.
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