IMF now says higher interest rates to lift uptake of Treasury bonds

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International Monetary Fund managing director Kristalina Georgieva. FILE PHOTO | AFP

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has doubled down on its stance on paying out higher interest rates to investors in government securities to incentivise investor subscriptions.

In a new report, the fund has signalled that smaller increases in rates for medium to long-term bonds contributed to difficulties in the government’s net domestic financing programme for the 2022/23 financial year.

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