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= Solution

The product $z_n=z_0\prod_{j=0}^{n-1}X_j$ uses only past multipliers, so all $X_n,\ldots,X_{N-1}$ are <independent> of it. With $m=\mathbb EX_0$, <independence> gives
$$
\boxed{\mathbb E(z_N\mid z_n)=z_n m^{N-n}.}
$$
The formula is finite when $m<\infty$; since the variables are positive, it also has the extended value $+\infty$ for $m=\infty$ and $n<N$. At $n=N$, it simply reads $z_N$.

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