Appendix VI. Templates for Monitoring Interest Rates & Stock Exchange Activities

Weekly Monitoring of Interest Rates on GOG/BOG bills, notes and bonds

Date

Volume

Weighted average APR interest equivalent

(week):

million  

91 day bills

182 day bills

1 yr note/bd

2 yr nt/bond

27 31 Jul 98

102,000

36.72

35.90

33.03

32.02

July 31, 1998*

N.R.

33.63

30.44

33.03

32.02

Source: Daily Graphic; *Business & Financial Times

Weekly Monitoring of the Ghana Stock Exchange

Date

No. Cos.

Index

Change (week)

Volume

Capitalized Value 

July 17, 1998*

23

996.83

+15.74

535,300w

3,434.62  bil

July 27, 1998**

21

1,015.61

+12.97 (day)

38,000d

3,305.17  bil

July 31, 1998**

25

1,012.19

 3.9 (day)

406,330

3,194.34  bil

Source: * Business & Financial Times; **Daily Graphic 

The Business & Financial Times is probably the preferred source since it gives more summary

data; the Daily Graphic gives a brief daily report.

Weekly Monitoring of Exchange Rates

Date/Currency

Inter Bank Rate

Forex Rate

July 17, 1998

Buy

Sell

Buy

Sell

Dollar

2,310.73

2,340.27

2,350.00

2,380.00

Pound

3,789.60

3,840.38

3,850.00

3,980.00

Rand

368.22

372.38

N.R.

N.R.

CFA Franc

N.R.

N.R.

3,850.00

4,000.00

July 31, 1998

Dollar

2,310.36

2,340.36

2,320.00

2,380.00

Pound

3,782.52

3,833.36

3,820.00

3,980.00

Rand

379.24

382.90

N.R.

N.R.

CFA Franc

N.R.

N.R.

3,850.00

4,000.00

Source: Business & Financial Times; N.R. = not reported.

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