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Zimbabwe inflation at 2,200,000%  Zimbabwe $10m note New bank
notes have been issued to cope with soaring prices  Zimbabwe's
annual rate of inflation has surged to 2,200,000%, official
figures have shown.  The figure is the first official assessment
of prices in the troubled African nation since February, when
the rate of inflation stood at 165,000%.  Zimbabwe, once one of
the richest countries in Africa, has descended into economic
chaos largely blamed on the policies of President Robert Mugabe.
Mr Mugabe was re-elected last month in a controversial one-man
race.  The opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change
(MDC), pulled out of the run-off election, saying its supporters
were being attacked and killed.  This situation is not
sustainable. There's going to be some sort of implosion Rejoice
Ngwenya, economist  Rising costs are forcing retailers to
increase prices a number of times a day for goods purchased with
billion dollar bank n