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I recently chanced on a report published by the Ghana Fixed Income Market dated January 2021 as well as the December 2020 monthly bulletin from the Central Securities Depository providing some useful information on the domestic capital market. I further delved into how the corporate bond market has performed over the years and if there were lessons we could pick to further develop and strengthen the market.
There were Nine (9) Corporate Issuers with a total shelve registration of Ghs17.6bn. Out of this amount, ESLA PLC which had a shelve registration of Ghs10bn and Daakye Trust PLC with a total issuance of Ghs5.5bn accounted for 56% and 31% respectively, controlled the biggest market share.
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Any strong economy is reflective of its robust financial system so when macroeconomic indicators point to a positive direction, it is largely fueled by players in the financial sector. Financial Analysts and researches were equally concerned about how the COVID-19 pandemic could derail the gains made in sustaining the banking sector during the crises. Globally, to reduce the spread of the novel COVID-19, governments enacted mitigation strategies based on social distancing, national quarantines, and shutdown of non-essential businesses. The halt to the economy represented a large shock to the corporate sector, which had to scramble for cash to cover operating costs as a result of the revenue shortfall. The financial sector, and Commercial banks in particular, are expected to play a key role absorbing the shock, by supplying much needed funding (Acharya & Steffen, 2020; Borio, 2020).