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Zim budget deficit balloons

HARARE – The budget deficit has ballooned from $400 million to $1,7 billion, creating a major fiscal crisis for government. To plug the deficit, government is resorting to heavy borrowings. Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa said yesterday central to the cash shortages is mismatch between the stock of foreign currency available, as represented by hard currency…

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