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/ 3 May 2007

Stop the money presses

There is inflation, high inflation and then there is hyperinflation. The first one is acceptable, the second worrying and the third is a nightmare. Zimbabwe falls in the latter camp. Hyperinflation, put simply, is very high inflation. A country is usually classified as having hyperinflation when the monthly inflation rate is greater than 50%.