A treasury bill (T-Bills) is a short-term investment product (from 91 days to 365 days) backed by the Bank of Ghana on behalf of the Government.
Treasury bills can be purchased from the various commercial banks, and now from the comfort of your home using MTN Mobile Money. To be able to access this service, you need to follow these steps to register a treasury bill account with MTN.
Dial *170#
Choose option 5 for financial services
Choose option 4 for pensions and investment
Choose option 2 for treasury bills
Choose option 1 to register
Enter your full name
Enter the name of your next of kin
Enter the phone number of your next of kin.
How can I buy Treasury bills in Ghana?
Most financial institutions offer T–bills to the general public with minimum purchases of about GH¢100 or GH¢200.
You can choose to purchase it for 91 days or 182 days, with the 182-day version having a higher interest rate because of the longer maturity period
Can the public buy Treasury bills?
Individuals can purchase T–bills at a discount to the face/value.
Later, they are redeemed at a nominal value, thereby allowing the investors to earn the difference.
Can you lose money on Treasury bills?
There are virtually zero risks that you will lose principal by investing in T–bonds.
There is a risk that you could have earned better money elsewhere. Investing decisions are always a tradeoff between risk and reward.