By Rex Mphisa
OFFICIALS from the Reserve Bank Of Zimbabwe are in Beitbridge where they are conducting a survey on the people’s perception and confidence in the local currency ZiG.
The officials are distributing a form the expect members of the to fill the same and hand it back for processing.
“The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe introduced the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) on 5 April 2024. The currency was embraced by the public as evidenced by a ZiG perception survey that was launched at the introduction of ZiG, which indicated an acceptance rate of over 80%. After more than one year since its introduction, the Reserve Bank is conducting a follow up perception survey on ZiG to establish its transactional worth (usage) and performance to date,” reads the survey questionnaire.
Part of the questions of the document which looks at demographics of those responding before going into the ZiG transactional usage.
Some of the questions include information on which business operators have not readily been accepting ZiG which is part of the multi currencies acceptable in Zimbabwe.
The questionnaire also seeks information on how users rate the ZiG which has been rarely seen as a physical currency on the market where it operates as plastic or online money.
ZiG, or Zimbabwe Gold is a currency introduced in Zimbabwe in April 2024 to in efforts to stabilize the economy.
It is perceived backed by hard assets like gold, foreign currencies, and other precious metals.