Shorting a Currency with Debt: Lessons from Zimbabwe’s Inflation and Asset Leverage

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We’ve all probably heard Kuppy talk about “Project Zimbabwe,” but what is it actually like to live and invest in the country second only to Weimar Germany in its association with hyperinflation?

If anybody has that answer, it’s Erik Renander. From 2013 to 2021, Erik ran the Hedge Invest Africa Opportunities Fund, where he regularly took research trips to Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, where he saw firsthand how hyperinflation affects daily life and asset prices.

Shorting a Currency with Debt: Lessons from Zimbabwe’s Inflation and Asset Leverage

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