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Poverty has had a huge impact on Zimbabwe's economy. 94% of Zimbabwe people are unemployed. All these people being unemployed leads to a terrible economy because if people aren't working to make goods the country can sell, then no money is coming into the government. The war in the DRC has led to the economy to lose hundred of millions of dollars. Since the war, the poverty rate has gone up greatly because of the loss of so much money. Zimbabwe is spending all their money, but not bringing any in. This is a huge problem and is the reason why so many people are so poor in Zimbabwe. Before 2000 Zimbabwe had a 90% literacy rate, but when the country started to become poor, the literacy rates have gone down greatly. With not as many people being educated, there is a less chance these people can get jobs and earn money, which is leading the economy in the wrong direction. Another huge problem in Zimbabwe right now is hyperinflation, which is when the prices of everything goes up because the money is worth less. With money being worth less, and prices of everything going up, the people can't afford to buy anything and are having trouble even feeding themselves and with the people not buying anything, the economy isn't bringing in any money. Poverty has effected Zimbabwe's government greatly and had led to the current balance of Zimbabwe to be negative, standing at -$517 million.

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