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Notes To The Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes To The Consolidated Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 December 2012
BD’000
for the year ended 31 December 2012
BD’000
4 FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)
4 FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)
(iv) Customers’ accounts
c) Market risk
The maximum exposure to credit risk at 31 December 2012 classified by operating segment sharing common economic
characteristics with respect to credit risk is as follows:
2012 2011
Operating segment
Bahrain 30,651 26,330
Jordan 1,973 1,557
Other countries 5,882 8,613
38,506 36,500
(v) Amounts due from telecommunications operators
The maximum exposure to credit risk for amounts due from telecommunications operators at 31 December 2012 by type of
customer was:
2012 2011
Customer segment
International operators 2,438 3,606
Local operators 10,865 9,881
13,303 13,487
b) Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group will encounter difficulty in meeting obligations associated with financial liabilities that are
settled by delivering cash or another financial asset. The Group’s approach to managing liquidity is to ensure, as far as possible,
that it will always have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when due, under both normal and stressed conditions, without
incurring unacceptable losses or risking damage to the Group’s reputation. Liquidity risk may result from an inability to sell a
financial asset quickly at close to its fair value. A major portion of the Group’s funds are invested in cash and cash equivalents
which are readily available to meet expected operational expenses, including the servicing of financial obligations.
The following are the contractual maturities of financial liabilities, including interest payments and excluding the impact of
netting agreements:
Market risk is the risk that changes in market prices, such as foreign exchange rates, interest rates and equity prices will affect
the Group’s income or the value of its holdings of financial instruments. The objective of market risk management is to manage
and control market risk exposures within acceptable parameters, while optimising the return on risk. The Group incurs financial
liabilities, in order to manage market risks. All such transactions are carried out within the guidelines set by the Group Treasury
Function.
(i) Currency risk
Currency risk is the risk that the value of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in foreign exchange rates. The Group
is exposed to currency risk on sales and purchases that are denominated in a currency other than the respective functional
currencies of Group entities, primarily the Bahraini Dinar and Jordanian Dinar, (which are pegged to the US Dollar) and Kuwaiti
Dinar. The Group’s exposure to currency risk is limited as the majority of its investments, due to and from international operators
are denominated in US Dollar or denominated in currencies which are pegged to US Dollar. Consequently, the currency risk of
the Group is limited.
The Group seeks to manage currency risk by continually monitoring exchange rates and by maintaining an adequate level of
foreign currencies to cover its expected commitment to international telecommunication operators. These amounts are placed
significantly in short-term fixed deposit accounts. In respect of other monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign
currencies, the Group ensures that its net exposure is kept to an acceptable level by buying or selling foreign currencies at spot
rates when necessary to address short-term imbalances.
The Group’s investment in its subsidiaries is not hedged as those currency positions are considered to be long-term in nature.
In respect of other monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, considering the nature of its financial
instruments, the Group currently is not engaged in hedging of foreign currency risk.
(ii) Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in market interest rates. Under
the Group’s interest rate management policy, interest rates on monetary assets and liabilities denominated in Bahraini Dinars,
Jordanian Dinars, and Kuwaiti Dinars are maintained on a floating rate basis. The average interest rate yield from bank deposits
and available-for-sale investments during 2012 was 0.94 % (2011: 0.8 %).
At the reporting date, the interest rate profile of the Group’s interest-bearing financial instruments was:
2012 2011
Non-derivative financial liabilities at 31
December 2012
Carrying
amount
Contractual
cash flows
Within one
year
1 - 2
Years
More than
two years
Fixed rate instruments
Financial liabilities - 41
Trade payable 27,918 27,918 25,889 1,353 676
Other payables 2,336 2,336 2,336 - -
Amount due to telecommunications
operators 12,852 12,852 12,852 - -
Loans and borrowings 18,473 20,231 4,513 2,585 13,133
61,579 63,337 45,590 3,938 13,809
Non-derivative financial liabilities at 31
December 2011
Carrying
amount
Contractual
cash flows
Within one
year
1 - 2
years
More than
two years
Trade payable 23,270 23,270 20,715 582 1,973
Other payables 2,074 2,074 2,074 - -
Amount due to telecommunications
operators 14,167 14,167 14,167 - -
Variable rate instruments
Financial assets 81,377 87,982
Financial liabilities 18,473 -
Fair value sensitivity analysis for fixed rate instruments
The Group does not account for any fixed rate financial assets and liabilities at fair value through the profit or loss. Therefore a
change in interest rates at the reporting date would not affect the profit or loss. Increase or decrease in equity resulting from
variation in interest rates will be insignificant.
Cash flow sensitivity analysis for variable rate instruments
A change of 100 basis points in interest rates at the reporting date would have increased (decreased) equity and profit or loss
by BD 629 (2011: BD 880). This analysis assumes that all other variables, in particular foreign currency rates, remain constant.
39,511 39,511 36,956 582 1,973
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