How Zimbabwe functions without a local currency

Zimbabwe abolished its local currency in 2009 after obscene inflation. Since then, consumers have been using the U.S. dollar and other global currencies. But now that China's influence has increased, will retailers start accepting the yuan?

Comments

1. please put English subtitle in news
2. i have Zimbabwe bonds 500 million are they worth anything
3. the audio is terrible in this video
4. Are they also using Mexican pesos ?
5. the journalist was so pretty beautiful,,
6. CNN you are a major broadcaster
   Cant you get the sound level correct ?
7. Eleni...could you get little more closer to the mic?
8. Guy at 1:10 looks like he's related to David Alan Grier!
9. why so bloody quite!!!!!!!!!!!!
10. I want one of those 100 Trillion Dollar Notes so I can say I am a trillionaire.
11. CNN takes footage from the worst side of a country (as long as its not USA)... textbook stuff.
    next time try to pick better locations... its good for tourism. im sure the reporter went to victoria falls
12. sound!!!
13. Currency is not money - they have no inherent value - currency is just medium of exchange, a paper with pictures. If Currency isn't back up by valuable minerals or strong economy - its just a toilet paper nothing more.
14. So quite
15. Perfect example why all my focus and attention is on the future of payments and not the paper money people are using today...
    If you want to be proactive instead of reactive view my page and find me on FB :)
16. the great wonders of single party rule , coming to a neighborhood near you
17. Can they just peg their currency to US dollar?