Zimbabwe Bank Suspends Use of Visa Cards as Cash Crunch Worsens

Zimbabwe Bank Suspends Use of Visa Cards as Cash Crunch Worsens

HARARE (Capital Markets in Africa) – CBZ Holdings Ltd., Zimbabwe’s largest bank, suspended the use of Visa Inc. cards for local transactions as the country struggles to cope with a cash shortage. Charges on making transactions are very expensive for customers, CBZ Chief Executive Officer Never Nyemudzo said by phone from Harare, the capital, on Friday. Money also has to be settled outside the country for accounts that are held overseas in foreign currency, he said. The…

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