Business News of Tuesday, 30 August 2005

Source: Data Bank Research

Government Rates

Accra, Aug. 30, GNA - The following were the average government of Ghana rates for treasury bill, inflation, Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Gross Domestic Growth Rate for the week ending August 26 compiled by Data Bank on Ghana Market Financial Review:

 Bank of Ghana Prime Rate                16.50 per cent
Government of Ghana 91-day Treasury Bill 15.21 per cent
Government of Ghana 182-day Treasury Bill 16.22 per cent
Government of Ghana 1-year note 18.00 per cent

Three-year Consumer Price Index Bond 5.00 per cent
Inflation at June 2005 15.7 per cent
Total External Debt (2004) 6.2 billion dollars