Ghana Treasury bills · auction of 3 May 2021
Ghana T-bill auction, 3 May 2021: 91-day at 12.84%, up 6 bps
At the Treasury bill auction dated 3 May 2021, the Bank of Ghana cleared the 91-day bill at 12.84% (up 6 basis points) and the 182-day bill at 13.53% (down 5 basis points). The rate shown is the weighted average interest-rate equivalent.
Bids totalled GHS 573m and GHS 573m was accepted, 100% of what was bid.
Over the past year the 91-day rate has ranged from 12.78% to 14.10%.
A year earlier the 91-day bill cleared at 14.03%, so the government is paying 119 basis points less than twelve months ago.
What this means for GHS 10,000
Worked from the published rate · information, not advice
GHS 676 in 6 months on the 182-day bill
Put GHS 10,000 into the 182-day bill at this auction and you get back GHS 10,676 after 6 months: GHS 676 in interest before any withholding tax, about GHS 113 a month.
That is GHS 2 less than the same money would have earned at the previous auction.
For shorter money: GHS 321 on the 91-day bill (3 months).
The government pays the full amount at maturity; the risk is Ghana’s government not paying, and the money is locked until then.
Results
By tenor
| Tenor | Rate | Previous | Offered | Bids | Accepted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91-day | 12.837% | 12.781% | — | GHS 417m | GHS 417m |
| 182-day | 13.530% | 13.575% | — | GHS 157m | GHS 157m |
Source: Bank of Ghana result · weighted average interest-rate equivalent
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