COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Group Financial Statements
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280 Commerzbank Annual Report 2011
(76) The Bank’s foreign currency position
On December 31, 2011 the Commerzbank Group had the following foreign currency assets and liabilities (excluding fair values of
derivatives):
31.12.2011 31.12.2010 Change
€m USD PLN GBP Others Total Total %
Cash reserve 2,391 211 39 1,127 3,768 5,767 – 34.7
Claims on banks 22,439 323 1,164 3,225 27,151 32,651 – 16.8
Claims on customers 41,832 6,492 14,847 18,746 81,917 89,898 – 8.9
Trading assets 14,538 362 1,391 5,858 22,149 10,121 .
Financial investments 18,669 4,499 2,220 3,290 28,678 31,179 – 8.0
Other balance sheet items 362 528 553 246 1,689 2,295 – 26.4
Foreign currency assets 100,231 12,415 20,214 32,492 165,352 171,911 – 3.8
Liabilities to banks 25,583 412 3,779 4,117 33,891 53,054 – 36.1
Liabilities to customers 20,937 9,789 2,414 4,615 37,755 48,279 – 21.8
Securitised liabilities 9,666 377 437 8,869 19,349 30,510 – 36.6
Trading liabilities 2,616 21 153 507 3,297 7,236 – 54.4
Other balance sheet items 1,725 383 623 1,028 3,759 4,346 – 13.5
Foreign currency liabilities 60,527 10,982 7,406 19,136 98,051 143,425 – 31.6
The open balance sheet positions outside trading business are matched by corresponding foreign exchange forward contracts and
currency swaps with matching maturities.