T-bills Auction: Gov’t records 43% oversubscription as interest rates tumble

For the 5th consecutive week, the government recorded an oversubscription in its treasury bills auction.

According to auction results from the Bank of Ghana, the government saw a 43.59% oversubscription in the sale of short-term instruments.

The government received an impressive GH¢9.372 billion, as demand for T-bills surged, surpassing the target of GH¢6.527 billion.

Of the total bids tendered, GH¢5.59 billion came from the 91-day bill, representing 59.64% of the total. GH¢5.224 billion of this amount was accepted.

For the 182-day bill, GH¢1.522 billion was tendered, with only GH¢531.4 million accepted.

Once again, the one-year bill attracted more bids than the 182-day bill, with GH¢2.259 billion tendered and over GH¢2.240 billion accepted.

Meanwhile, interest rates decreased for the first time in several weeks.

The rate for the 91-day bill fell by 10 basis points to 28.41%.

For the 182-day bill, the yield dropped to 28.89%, compared with 29.77% the previous week.

The interest rate on the 364-day bill also declined by 3 basis points to 30.37%.

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