zimbabwe banks
It's at least one of the mothers of all bank runs
These photos show the huge throngs in Harare, Zimbabwe, flocking to withdraw money after the gov't upped the maximum that customers could take out, to Z$20,000. (Yes, you recall correctly: Zimbabwe has the world's worst inflation [currently, about 11 million percent), and the old maximum for withdrawal [Z$1,000] was barely the price of newspaper.) Daily Mail (London)
These photos show the huge throngs in Harare, Zimbabwe, flocking to withdraw money after the gov't upped the maximum that customers could take out, to Z$20,000. (Yes, you recall correctly: Zimbabwe has the world's worst inflation [currently, about 11 million percent), and the old maximum for withdrawal [Z$1,000] was barely the price of newspaper.) Daily Mail (London)
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This story kind of begs the question of why people deposit their money...
Posted by BikerPuppy on 10/01/08 at 11:29 AM
Nick! We're going to need your full name and address for future reference in an forthcoming civil suit evolving our client who was struck on the head with a hammer that fell from the ceiling of his home.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 10/01/08 at 01:51 PM
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