Debt capital markets set to gain momentum

Friday, June 26, 2015

Banks will need to issue a lot more debt than historical levels in the capital markets to meet the new regulatory requirements, a First National Bank of Botswana (FNBB) analyst said.

The analyst, Ikanyeng Segonetso, said before the financial crisis, regulators moved in swiftly to draft rules and regulations intended to make the banking industry safer and more resilient to unexpected economic conditions.

He stated in his research paper titled, ‘Banking Sector to Stimulate Debt Capital Markets’ that in the recent global financial crisis, public funds were used to bail out failing banks.

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Debt capital markets set to gain momentum

Banks will need to issue a lot more debt than historical levels in the capital markets to meet the new regulatory requirements, a First National Bank of Botswana (FNBB) analyst said.

Disc, license renewal requirements waived amid system failures

This is not reversal born of weakness- Salakae

Batlokwa reject Tlokweng expansion plan

Enough is enough – Kgosi Gaborone

CoA dismisses Meswele convicts' appeal against 40-year imprisonment

‘Insurance killer’ case leaves family in ruins

Serowe police probe Mogorosi tragedy

Man found seriously injured by Letlhakane roadside

BPF should get house in order