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Tanzania Treasury bills · auction of 28 December 2016

Tanzania T-bill auction, 28 December 2016: 364-day at 15.79%, down 3 bps

At the Treasury bill auction dated 28 December 2016, the Bank of Tanzania cleared the 182-day bill at 14.54% (up 1 basis point) and the 364-day bill at 15.79% (down 3 basis points). The rate shown is the weighted average yield of successful bids.

The auction was fully subscribed: bids totalled TZS 144.1bn against TZS 136.0bn on offer, 106% of the amount sought, and TZS 99.0bn was accepted.

Over the past year the 364-day rate has ranged from 15.07% to 18.97%.

A year earlier the 364-day bill cleared at 18.65%, so the government is paying 286 basis points less than twelve months ago.

What this means for TZS 1,000,000

Worked from the published rate · information, not advice

TZS 157,868 in 12 months on the 364-day bill

Put TZS 1,000,000 into the 364-day bill at this auction and you get back TZS 1,157,868 after 12 months: TZS 157,868 in interest before any withholding tax, about TZS 13,156 a month.

That is TZS 332 less than the same money would have earned at the previous auction.

For shorter money: TZS 72,695 on the 182-day bill (6 months).

The government pays the full amount at maturity; the risk is Tanzania’s government not paying, and the money is locked until then.

Kwa Kiswahili

Ukiweka TZS 1,000,000 kwenye hati ya siku 364 kwa riba ya mnada huu, utarudishiwa TZS 1,157,868 baada ya miezi 12: riba ya TZS 157,868 kabla ya kodi yoyote ya zuio, yaani takriban TZS 13,156 kwa mwezi.

Hiyo ni TZS 332 pungufu ya kiasi ambacho pesa hiyo hiyo ingepata kwenye mnada uliopita.

Serikali hulipa yote mwishoni mwa muda; hatari ni serikali kushindwa kulipa, na pesa haipatikani hadi muda uishe.

Results

By tenor

TenorRatePreviousOfferedBidsAccepted
182-day14.539%14.532%TZS 51.00bnTZS 68.67bnTZS 35.10bn
364-day15.787%15.820%TZS 85.00bnTZS 75.43bnTZS 63.88bn

Source: Bank of Tanzania result · weighted average yield of successful bids

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