Harare Zimbabwe's central bank today raised its key intrest rate from 50 percent to 70 percent. The governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe said the higher rate was inteded to slow consumer spedning, increase foreign buying of Zimbabwe dollars, and slow the rate of inflation, currently running at approximately 200 percent a year. According to the World View after the key intrest rate was raised what was, a) the nominal intrest rate? b) the real intrest rate?

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