Zimbabwe plans to launch digital currency backed by gold

Zimbabwe will launch a digital currency next month by introducing "tokens" that are backed by gold reserves and can be transferred between people and businesses as a form of payment, the country's central bank said on Friday. The move is aimed at shoring up Zimbabwe's faltering national currency, the Zimbabwe dollar, which is fast depreciating amid years long economic woes in the southern African nation. Also read | Zimbabwe to introduce gold coins as local currency tumbles The Bahamas, Jamaica and Nigeria have already launched digital currencies backed by their central banks, with several other countries, including China, running trial…