ACCRA, July 2 (Reuters) - Ghana is pressing ahead with aEurobond of up to $1 billion confident it remains attractivedespite international stock market gyrations caused by U.S.Federal Reserve policy, Finance Minister Seth Terkper toldReuters.
The West African country is aiming for a July issuance butis awaiting advice from lead arrangers Barclays andCiti Group before naming a precise date, Terkper said,adding that he was "optimistic" about the issue given Ghana'smid-term economic prospects.
"The most important (risk) is the U.S. Fed policy andperformance of the U.S. economy which is affecting funds thatare available for emerging and peripheral markets," he said inan interview. (Reporting by Kwasi Kpodo and Matthew Mpoke Bigg; Editing byDaniel Flynn)