Mthuli Ncube, Zimbabwe's finance minister, speaks during an interview in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. On the eve of major protests, which were called by the main opposition party over plunging living standards, Ncube said the country would establish a Monetary Policy Committee within a month that will cut interest rates, begin selling bonds with maturities of as long as 30 years, and proceed with a plan to privatize everything from state telecommunications companies to timber plantations. Photographer: Cynthia R Matonhodze/Bloomberg
AUTHORITIES remain fully committed to de-dollarisation and a managed process towards making the ZiG the sole currency for routine transactions in the country.
Responding to demands by Members of Parliament during a pre-budget retreat in Bulawayo this past weekend, the minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, said this was being done in the interest of the country and all its people.
He added that once this process had reached its maturation stage, Zimbabweans would be able to pay for all goods and services, that include fuel and passports, in ZiG.
