Knock off another three zeros, Central Bank Urged

Industry and commerce have called for an urgent removal of at least three zeros from the local currency to facilitate normal transactions, while depositors continued to feel the pinch of the cash crisis that has entered its fifth week.

As was the case before the currency reform last year, computers, calculators and cash registers can no longer compute the growing number of zeros as figures move from millions and billions to trillions and quadrillions due to rising inflation.

Already, some companies have lopped off zeros for transacting purposes while others have had to add zeros manually on price tags as complications of handling the multiplicity of zeros affect operations.

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