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THE Zimbabwe dollar has slightly weakened to 85,63 against the US dollar at this week’s foreign currency auction platform conducted yesterday.
Last Tuesday, the exchange rate at the auction was $85.50.
A total, US$46 million was allotted this week, with the bulk of the allotment channelled towards raw material procurement followed by machinery and equipment.
A total of US$8,7 million was allocated to the Small to Medium Enterprises auction against US$37,3 million that was allocated to the main auction.
The main auction received a total of 402 bids from which 370 were accepted while 32 were disqualified.
The SMEs auction received 588 bids with 544 accepted and 44 disqualified.
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