Yuan set to become Zimbabwe’s latest currency as China’s influence grows

Järgmise aasta 1. jaanuaril saab Hiina jüaan Zimbabwes ametlikuks valuutaks pärast kahe valitsuse vahel peetud arutelusid Hiina presidendi riigivisiidi ajal.

See muudab Hiina valuuta Zimbabwes võrdseks USA dollari, Lõuna-Aafrika randi ja Botswana pulaga, kusjuures euro ei mängi selles võrrandis mingit rolli, võib-olla tuletab teravalt meelde negatiivsust, mida Euroopa Liit on Zimbabwe suhtes näidanud.

Hiinast on saanud Zimbabwe suurim kaubanduspartner ja investeeringud laienevad pärast president Xi JinPingi mõnda aega tagasi riiki külastamist.


Looking East, after the windows to the West were locked by the Western powers, the remaining avenue to Zimbabwe, besides intra African trade, has come to export and import goods, and the use of the yuan is expected to facilitate this further. A write-off of loans worth 40 million US dollars helped Zimbabwe at the time to find a sounder economic footing again.

Chinese tourist numbers are growing as they are for Zambia and other neighboring countries, and Emirates is the one of the few airlines, besides Kenya Airways, offering daily connections from a number of Chinese cities via Dubai to Harare.