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From Zimbabwe To Washington: The Farce Of "Independent" Central Banks
From Zimbabwe To Washington: The Farce Of "Independent" Central Banks
Authored by Nick Giambruno via InternationalMan.com,
When Zimbabwe makes the news, it’s rarely for good reasons.
There’s a good reason for that.
The country has spent years in a state of perpetual crisis.
Hyperinflation obliterated its currency and decimated the economy.
Yet beneath the surface lies extraordinary wealth.
Zimbabwe is rich in natural resources: gold, platinum, diamonds, and some of the most fertile farmland on Earth.
That’s what led me to organize a research trip there about 10 years ago alongside legendary investor Doug Casey.
We also sat...
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