Zimbabwe: Treasury Bills Expose Banks to New Risks

Treasury Bills (TBs) in the market are exposing the banking sector to significant systemic settlement risk given the likely default by government on maturity of these securities, an analysis of the banking sector has revealed.

The analysis, done by Old Mutual Securities (OMSEC), is based on financial results for the half year to June 30, 2016.

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