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FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Measuring the pass-through effect of global food price volatility and South Africa’s CPI on the headline inflation of Zimbabwe

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Article: 2212458 | Received 29 Nov 2022, Accepted 04 May 2023, Published online: 14 May 2023

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