Local Investors Lap Up First USD Bond
The subscription period ends Thursday, October 13, 2016, but the first ever USD-denominated domestic bond issued by government and targeted ...
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Gov’t Targets Up To $100 Million For Historic Domestic Dollar Bond
The sale of the first dollar-denominated bond for local investors begun on October 3 Government is looking at raising up ...
Eurobonds Have Come To Stay – Terkper
Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has stated that the decision to raise capital through the issuance of international bonds, otherwise known ...
Moody’s Rating Shows We’re Doing Something Right – Mahama
President John Mahama has stated that the recent upgrade from negative to stable by International rating firm, Moody’s is an ...
Terkper Chases Ghanaians Abroad For ‘Diaspora Bond’
Government’s desire to borrow more funds continues to grow as the Ministry of Finance targets Ghanaians in the diaspora to ...
Why Ghana Gov’t Needs To Rethink Too Many Eurobond Issues
Why Ghana gov't needs to rethink too many Eurobond issues Introduction There are several advantages that Eurobond brings to the ...
Moody’s Changes Ghana’s Creditworthiness From Negative To Stable
Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) has affirmed the Government of Ghana’s issuer and senior unsecured rating at B3 and changed the ...
Terkper Upbeat of First Local Dollar Denominated Bond
Finance Minister Seth Terkper is optimistic government’s decision to issue its first local dollar denominated bond in the country will ...
Bank of Japan Re-Strategize To Recuperate Economy
The Bank of Japan said Wednesday that it's introducing a new long-term interest rate target of around zero. The bank ...
Electing DCEs Could Draw Them To Municipal Bonds
South Africa does it; and Nigeria does it too, but the idea of local government authorities issuing bonds to fund ...
Terkper Meets Local Investors On First Dollar Denominated Bond
Information gathered by Citi Business News indicates that government has commenced meetings with local investors to raise its first dollar ...
$750m Eurobond Exposes Ghana’s Weak Economy
Business Finder’s comparison of Ghana’s debut on the international capital market in 2007 when it raised US$750 million at a ...
Falling Revenues Put Pressure On Investment Banks
The world’s biggest investment banks saw combined revenues sink by 15 per cent in the first half of this year, ...
US$750 Eurobond Oversubscribed By Over 400%
The Minister of Finance, Mr Seth Terkper, has expressed satisfaction at the pricing of Ghana’s fifth Eurobond at 9.25 per ...
Economist Wants Gov’t To Slow Development Drive
A Senior lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School, Dr. Lord Mensah has argued that managers of the economy ...
Issuing Eurobond With Short Term Maturity Strategic – Terkper
Finance Minister Seth Terkper, has justified the launch of Ghana’s fifth Eurobond at a high yield of 9.25 percent with ...
9.25% Eurobond Yield Shows Confidence
Ghana issued a $750 million Eurobond on Thursday at a more favourable yield of 9.25 percent compared to its last ...
Ghana Launches $750 Million Eurobond At 9.25%
The Republic of Ghana has launched a $750m bond due 2022 at a yield of 9.25 percent, according to persons ...
Terkper Rules Out Spending Spree Before Poll
Ghana’s finance minister hopes to tap international capital markets for the fourth time in as many years, but dismissed concerns ...
Government To Loan GHC25.2bn
Government plans to borrow an amount of GHC25.2 billion (GHC25,270 million) for the remaining five months of 2016. The amount, ...