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.