Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya announced the introduction of the RTGS Dollars.
Presenting the 2019 Monetary Policy Statement on Wednesday afternoon, Mangudya said existing RTGS / bond balance will be denominated as RTGS dollars, to enable an exchange rate between RTGS / bond and USD with willing buyer / willing seller process. He sais RTGS dollars will be used by all businesses and government. Below is how Zimbabweans on twitter reacted to the introduction of the RTGS dollar:
https://twitter.com/Kuda_Chizura/status/1098209840911007746
#ZimMonetaryPolicy Rtgs dollars lolest…so the zim dollar now has a fancy name????
— Bongan_bongzie (@BonganBongzie) February 20, 2019
RTGS dollars. So Biti was right all along about the local currency@BitiTendai @ProfJNMoyo @Wamagaisa
— Elisha Rambakudzibwa (@ElishaRamba) February 20, 2019
Surely we could have come up with a different name from RTGS dollars #ZimMonetaryPolicy
— larry kwirirayi ✍📔 (@kwirirayi) February 20, 2019
https://twitter.com/Kuda_Chizura/status/1098217956780199936
https://twitter.com/eddmuttin/status/1098215598906097669
The new monetary policy has defined bond notes, coins and banked money as RTGS dollars and from now on, banks will now be able to sell foreign currency to their customers using the prevailing daily exchange rate. Effectively the bond note is nolonger 1:1 with the US dollar.
— Dr Energy Mutodi (@energymutodi) February 20, 2019
Zim dollars masquerading as RTGS dollars
— Shane (@unperson13) February 20, 2019
The first country in the world to call RTGS a currency RTGS Dollars si what is its rate to the Rand or Pula or Renimbi? https://t.co/anP0W6duIA
— Chief Chikos (@Chikos21362227) February 20, 2019
RTGS dollars have become one of the currencies in the currency bucket of the multi-currency system of the economy – Mangudya….. MASHURA CHAIWO #MPS2019 @ReserveBankZIM
— Cliff Chiduku (@ChifChiduku) February 20, 2019
Zim dollar which went to a private school
— Tince🇿🇼🇬🇧 (@clivy06) February 20, 2019
WhatsApp Group: 
Telegram Group:
biti akataura vakazviramba zvenew currency
This Mangudya once said that if the ma bond were to be rated he will resign. What is he still doing in office. Biblically mambo we Egypt akaomeswa moyo naMwari vachida kumu punisher. Mangudya be careful . Ungadai uchiomeswawo moyo . Pazvinokusvitsa haupazive. You said it on your own Kuti you will resign and in that way you swore nechigaro Chaka chehu govener. ( ndino resigner kana Ma bond aka retwa) swearing ma 1 my friend. Apa you did in public. If l were you l would owner my promise . To be a governor is not every job and to resign is not the end of your life . Akuudza ndewako.
RTGS Dollar is a cumulative expression of the bond notes and coins which is basically theoretical and more accurately technical move which essentially avoids the crux of the matter on economic recovery through well programmed industrialization programs having a balanced domestic- regional and international focus. Its focus on exporters to the exclusion of other stakeholders in national – economy building makes it less prospective, its bound to have more costly stumbling blocs down the way, as other players react to it.Remember without a restored industry speculation around any Zimbabwe currency will remain rife, better consider the US$ [as it eliminates all speculation] while leading the nation on a robust industrialization program for both rural and urban communities, at a zero corruption tolerance principle.
We are in dark as to how city council or municipal debts owed by residents will be now quotated in which currency now bond notes or us dollrars