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A talk on September 30th about surviving the Zimbabwe inflation

I just got an email from the End of the World Club, about their next meeting. This will be at 6.30pm on Monday September 30th, at the Institute of Economic Affairs, London SW1.

Corrie Chipps will talk about “Lessons from Zimbabwe: A Broke Billionaire’s Survival Guide”, discussing her personal experience of watching a prosperous economy spiral into total collapse and how Zimbabweans have adapted.

Email me (click top left here, where it says “Contact”) if you are interested in this, or other EotWC meetings, and I’ll put you in touch.

I have the feeling that there might be rather more than the usual EotWC turnout for this one. Here is a case where the political and the personal overlap, big time. I for one will definitely be attending, barring disaster or memory failure, and I expect to learn a great deal.

2 comments to A talk on September 30th about surviving the Zimbabwe inflation

  • Paul Marks

    I believe that in the end they just adopted the South African currency.

    However, Comrade Bob is busy proving that a government does not need hyper inflation to destroy economic life.

  • Mr Ed

    Presumably Dutch auctions went out of fashion.