(Jamaica) Limited - FirstCaribbean International Bank
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notes to the Financial Statements<br />
Year Ended 31 October 2009<br />
(Expressed in <strong>Jamaica</strong>n dollars unless otherwise indicated)<br />
3. Cash and Balances with Central <strong>Bank</strong><br />
The Group<br />
The <strong>Bank</strong><br />
2009 2008 2009 2008<br />
$’000 $’000 $’000 $’000<br />
Cash 416,603 341,121 416,601 341,119<br />
Deposits with Central <strong>Bank</strong> – interest bearing 5,115,553 5,998,926 4,964,514 5,922,777<br />
Deposits with Central <strong>Bank</strong> – non-interest bearing 2,130,322 1,591,389 2,094,318 1,551,704<br />
7,662,478 7,931,436 7,475,433 7,815,600<br />
Interest receivable 151,739 352,413 151,739 352,413<br />
7,814,217 8,283,849 7,627,172 8,168,013<br />
Under Section 14 (i) of both the <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act, 1992 and section 13 of the <strong>Bank</strong> of <strong>Jamaica</strong> (Building Societies) Regulations,<br />
1995, the Group and the <strong>Bank</strong> are required to place deposits with The <strong>Bank</strong> of <strong>Jamaica</strong> (“Central <strong>Bank</strong>”) which are held<br />
substantially on a non-interest-bearing basis as a cash reserve; accordingly, these amounts are not available for investment<br />
or other use by the Group and the <strong>Bank</strong>. These reserves represent the required ratio of 14% (2008 - 9%) of the Group’s<br />
and the <strong>Bank</strong>’s prescribed liabilities.<br />
For the purposes of the statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents comprise the following:<br />
The Group<br />
The <strong>Bank</strong><br />
2009 2008 2009 2008<br />
$’000 $’000 $’000 $’000<br />
Cash and balances with Central <strong>Bank</strong> 7,814,217 8,283,849 7,627,172 8,168,013<br />
Less: Mandatory reserve deposits with<br />
Central <strong>Bank</strong> (Note 33) (3,641,340) (2,846,624) (3,454,297) (2,730,789)<br />
4,172,877 5,437,225 4,172,875 5,437,224<br />
Due from other banks (Note 4) 5,172,697 1,976,639 7,837,584 5,987,417<br />
9,345,574 7,413,864 12,010,459 11,424,641<br />
Less: Balances with maturity<br />
dates over 90 days (1,407,287) - (2,338,327) -<br />
7,938,287 7,413,864 9,672,132 11,424,641<br />
4. Due From Other <strong>Bank</strong>s<br />
The Group<br />
The <strong>Bank</strong><br />
2009 2008 2009 2008<br />
$’000 $’000 $’000 $’000<br />
Money market placements 5,168,895 1,974,322 7,811,485 5,921,854<br />
Interest receivable 3,802 2,317 26,099 65,563<br />
5,172,697 1,976,639 7,837,584 5,987,417<br />
Included in money market placements are deposits with ultimate parent company of $719,136,000 (2008 – $416,575,000)<br />
for the Group.<br />
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