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The ZiG was introduced following the rapid depreciation of the Zimbabwe dollar (ZWL).
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It replaced the Zimbabwe dollar (ZWL), which had to be decommissioned after depreciating rapidly against the US dollar, complicating an already dire economic situation.
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