Government exceeded its treasury bills target by over 13 percent to the tune of ¢2.94 billion, but interest rates continued to surge disturbingly.
According to the latest auction by the Bank of Ghana, interest rates reached almost 32%.
The target for this auction was ¢2.601 billion, but the bids tendered were ¢2.944 billion.
About ¢2.907 billion were accepted. Majority of the bids came from the 91-day bill in which about ¢2.206 billion were tendered.
However, the government accepted ¢2.202 billion.
For the 182-day bill, a little above ¢322 million were offered, but the government accepted ¢289.19 million.
With regard to the one year bill, all the bids worth ¢415.78 million tendered were accepted.
Meanwhile, the interest rate on the three-month bill jumped to 27.78%, from 27.36% the previous week. That of the 6-month bill went up by 0.40%.
The 364-day yield also surged to 31.97%, from the past week’s 31.65%.
| SECURITIES | BIDS TENDERED | BIDS ACCEPTED |
| 91 Day Bill | 2.206bn | 2.202bn |
| 182 Day Bill | 322.56m | 289.19m |
| 364 Day Bill | 415.78m | 415.78m |
| TOTAL | 2.944bn | 2.907bn |
| TARGET | 2.601bn |
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