- Virtually all Zimbabweans (97%) are aware of the new ZiG currency, which was introduced in April 2024 (Figure 1).
- But more than six in 10 citizens (62%) say they have little or no confidence that the introduction of the ZiG currency will ease the country’s economic problems (Figure 2). o Scepticism about the currency’s efficacy is particularly high among men (64%), urban residents (64%), youth (66%), and the most educated citizens (69%) (Figure 3).
- Nearly seven in 10 Zimbabweans (68%) say the government is performing “fairly badly” or “very badly” on managing the economy (Figure 4). o The youth (71%) are more likely to be critical of the government’s performance on managing the economy than their elders (65%-66%) (Figure 5).
Most Zimbabweans have little confidence that the new Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency will ease the country’s chronic economic difficulties, a new Afrobarometer survey reveals.
Doubts about the currency’s efficacy are particularly strong among men, young people, urban residents, and more educated citizens.
A majority of citizens score the government poorly on its management of the economy.
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