115 / 174
(expressed in Eastern Caribbean dollars)
March 31, 2017
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
Notes to the Financial Statements
March 31, 2017
(expressed in Eastern Caribbean dollars)
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3. Financial risk management
…
continued
b) Credit risk
…continued
The following table breaks down the Bank’s main credit exposure at the carrying amounts, as categorised by geographical regio
ns as of
March 31, 2017. In this table, the Bank has allocated exposure to regions based on the country of domicile of the counterparties.
Geographical concentration of financial assets
Eastern
Caribbean
Currency
Union
$
United
States of
America and
Canada
$
Europe and
other
territories
$
Regional
states
$
Total
$
As of March 31, 2017
Balances with other central banks
-
734,471
187,916
10,934,252
11,856,639
Balances with foreign banks
-
52,855
-
-
52,855
Money market instruments and money at call
- 637,034,904 979,311,281
- 1,616,346,185
Financial assets held for trading
-
101,628
37,556
-
139,184
Available-for-sale - foreign investment securities
- 1,599,318,455 1,340,193,404
- 2,939,511,859
Balances with local banks
1,838,469
-
-
-
1,838,469
Due from local banks
21,037,397
-
-
-
21,037,397
Term deposits
–
domestic
10,059,690
-
-
-
10,059,690
Loans and receivables -
participating governments’
securities
73,334,339
-
-
-
73,334,339
Loans and receivables -
participating governments’
advances
40,496,304
-
-
-
40,496,304
Accounts receivable
10,022,357
-
-
-
10,022,357
Available-for-sale - domestic investment securities
-
-
-
624,186
624,186
156,788,556 2,237,242,313 2,319,730,157
11,558,438 4,725,319,464
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ECCB ANNUAL REPORT 2016/2017
EASTERN CARIBBEAN CENTRAL BANK
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS