Mangudya, Mthuli Ncube Clash Over Currency Reform; ED Forced To Intervene - Report
A Business Times report claims that President Emmerson Mnangagwa was on Wednesday night forced to intervene in the conflict between the Reserve Bank Governor John Mnagudya and Minister of Finance Mthuli Ncube over the currency issue.
Mnangagwa had to intervene in finalising the much awaited-Monetary Policy Statement (MPS).
The MPS was supposed to have been delivered either in the last week of January or first week of February.
The disagreements between Mangudya and Ncube is around issues to do with local currency re-introduction and liberalising the exchange rate.
Mangudya favours the re-introduction of a local currency while Ncube would prefer a new currency between 12-18 months.
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Ncube insists that in the short term, the country should float the local bond note, a position that is supported by the Bretton Woods Institutions. However, such a decision would have political and economic repercussions.