Gideon Gono was appointed governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe last week. Gono, a prominent banker, was appointed by President Mugabe and follows the announcement of a planned overhaul of the central bank. After accepting the job Gono spoke of it as a challenging assignment and stressed that all agencies must work together as the central bank cannot turn the economy around alone, the Financial Gazette said.

From The Financial Gazette,

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