Ghana Treasury bills · auction of 2 August 2021
Ghana T-bill auction, 2 August 2021: 91-day at 12.55%, down 1 bps
At the Treasury bill auction dated 2 August 2021, the Bank of Ghana cleared the 91-day bill at 12.55% (down 1 basis point) and the 182-day bill at 13.37% (up 1 basis point). The rate shown is the weighted average interest-rate equivalent.
Bids totalled GHS 686m and GHS 479m was accepted, 70% of what was bid.
At 12.55%, the 91-day rate is the lowest in the 51 auctions of the past year.
A year earlier the 91-day bill cleared at 13.97%, so the government is paying 142 basis points less than twelve months ago.
What this means for GHS 10,000
Worked from the published rate · information, not advice
GHS 669 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 10,669 after 6 months: GHS 669 in interest before any withholding tax, about GHS 111 a month.
That is GHS 1 more than the same money would have earned at the previous auction.
For shorter money: GHS 314 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 | 12.548% | 12.558% | — | GHS 475m | GHS 267m |
| 182-day | 13.371% | 13.359% | — | GHS 211m | GHS 211m |
Source: Bank of Ghana result · weighted average interest-rate equivalent
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