Ghana announced a domestic debt exchange program earlier this month and said that external restructuring was being negotiated with creditors.
The ministry had previously extended the registration deadline for the domestic debt exchange to Dec. 30, from Dec. 19 originally.
"This extension affords the government ... the opportunity to consider suggestions made by all stakeholders with the aim of adjusting certain measures," the Finance Ministry said in its Saturday's statement, echoing the language of the first extension announcement.
Ghana's government, in a bid to mitigate an economic crisis, has negotiated a staff-level agreement for a $3 billion loan package from the International Monetary Fund. The IMF has said that its board will approve the deal only if Ghana undergoes comprehensive debt restructuring.
Under the original plan, local bonds were to be exchanged for new ones maturing in 2027, 2029, 2032 and 2037, with annual coupons set at 0% in 2023, 5% in 2024 and 10% from 2025 until maturity.
In Saturday's statement, however, the Finance Ministry said that eight additional instruments would be created, bringing the total number of new bonds to 12, with one maturing each year from 2027 to 2038.
It was not made clear what coupon values the new bonds would hold.
The Finance Ministry said that it expects to reach a domestic debt restructuring settlement no later than Jan. 31.
