By: Fred Yaw
Sarpong
Government
has successfully issued a US$94.64 million denominated bond on the domestic
bond market.
The
2-year bond, which was highly subscribed, yielded an amount of US$94.64 million
at a coupon rate of 6%, consistent with the initial price range of between 5.5%
and 6.5%.
A
statement from the Ministry Finance says on settlement, this 2-year bond
becomes one of Ghana’s lowest yield bonds aside the 2017s which are currently
trading at about 5.45% and maturing in less than a year.
It
stated that the offer, which was open to resident investors only, attracted a
total of 26 bids with a face value of US$99.64 million.
“The
proceeds of this bond will form part of the sinking fund (established by
Government to repurchase or redeem specified debt) to buy back some of the high
coupon instruments on the local and international capital market as part of our
liability management strategy. Going forward, Government will explore the
advantages that this instrument type presents as an alternative source of
funding, to finance the dollar component of future budgets,” the statement
said.
According
to the ministry, the issuance of this bond gives further impetus to
Government’s Medium Term Debt Management Strategy, which among others focuses
on minimizing and/or replacing expensive shorter dated instruments with longer
dated issuances. It also provides a positive boost to the development of our
domestic debt market by introducing a new investment instrument for
institutional and individual investors.
“The
successful issuance of the bond evidenced by the generally high subscription
and the favorable pricing is a reflection of the returning confidence in the
Ghanaian economy and further confirms Ghana’s bright medium term prospects,” it
mentioned.
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