Zimbabwe Inflation Update

The prices rise during your meal!

A Lunch in Zimbabwe, from Ian Brakspear : Daily Speculations: "During the meal, one of my mates was drinking beer - 750ml bottles of Castle Lager (fondly called bombers) he ordered a 5th one, was advised that the price, which when he ordered his 1st, 2nd 3rd and 4th ones was 160 million per bottle, had gone up to 340 million per bottle. That's right: During lunch - there was a price increase…"

Zimbabwe introduces half-a-billion dollar note - Yahoo! News: "HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwe has introduced a new half-a-billion dollar bank note in a bid to tackle cash shortages fed by rampant inflation, the central bank said on Thursday."