The government has exceeded its target for its Treasury bills auctioning, after months of under-subscriptions.
The record shows that as of Friday, June 3, 2022, the government secured ¢1.395 billion from the sale of the 91-day and 182-day Treasury bills, nearly 14% oversubscription.
But the data shows that the record was achieved at a higher cost in order to achieve the target of ¢1.228 billion.
The results further revealed that the 3-months bill was the financial instrument highly patronised, but at an interest cost of 22.57%.
Aside from that, ¢1.22 billion was mobilised from the sale of the short term instrument.
Also, ¢172.9 million was secured from the 182-day T-bills at an interest rate of 24.41%.
Securities | Bids Tendered (GH¢) | Bids Accepted (GH¢) | Interest rate |
91 Day Bill | 1.222 billion | 1.222 billion | 22.574% |
182 Day Bill | 172.96 million | 172.96 million | 24.410% |
Total | 1.395 billion | 1.395 billion | |
Target | 1.228 billion |
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana