Seven year treasury bonds undersubscribed
By Mnaku Mbani
The seven year treasury bonds floated on Wednesday by the
Bank of Tanzania were undersubscribed, which indicated the movement of
investors from securities to equities.
The Bank of Tanzania auction results shows that a total
of 85 bids were received but only 37 were successful.The Bank of Tanzania planned to collect Tsh138 billion
from the sale of the bonds but only Tsh96.9 billion were tendered. At the end
of the auction, and only Tsh15.56 billion were successful.
Financial analysts say the low subscription of the bond
was a result of movement of investors from securities to equities as two
companies were currently floating their shares including Vodacom Public Initial
Offer (IPO).
Maoni
Chapisha Maoni