WAEMU Securities: Togo seeks CFA195 billion this quarter

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Wednesday, 03 April 2024 18:35

WAEMU Securities: Togo seeks CFA195 billion this quarter

(Togo First) - Togo plans to raise CFA195 billion on the WAEMU market this quarter to fund its budget.

In detail, the Togolese treasury scheduled a dual issue for April 12: an issue of fungible treasury bills (BAT) and an issue of fungible treasury bonds (OAT). The former securities mature over three months and the latter over five years. Togo hopes to raise CFA30 billion through the operations, and CFA15 billion respectively.

Two weeks later, on April 26, Lomé plans another simultaneous issue. Again, it will seek CFA30 billion in this operation-CFA15 billion by issuing 1-year BATs and CFA15 billion with 3-year OATs.

The next issue, again a simultaneous issue, is scheduled for May 10, 2024. Lomé will issue 3-month BATs and 3-year OATs. This time, however, the country expects CFA10 billion from the former and CFA15 billion from the latter.

On May 23, Togo plans to auction three securities - a 12-month BAT and two OATs, one for three years and the other for five years, totaling CFA45 billion.

On June 7, the Togolese Treasury will seek CFA35 billion through three auctions. Through the first two, it will issue BATs with respective maturities of six and 12 months. Lomé expects respectively CFA15 billion from these operations. Through the last, the treasury will issue OATs set to mature over seven years, in the hope of raising CFA10 billion.

To close the quarter, the treasury plans to issue, simultaneously, BATs and OATs that mature over six months and five years, respectively. Through the BATs, the country hopes to mobilize CFA15 billion. And through the OATs, it expects CFA15 billion.

It is worth noting that Togo’s public debt has been going up, nearing the 70% threshold set within WAEMU. This is mainly attributable to debt costs rising over the past two years on the regional market.

Over the past quarter, Togo secured CFA194 billion on the WAEMU financial market. This is about 32% of its goal for the year CFA607 billion. The funds raised finance the country’s annual budget.

Fiacre E. Kakpo

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