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Management Discussions & AnalysisFinancial Review (cont’d)impaired loan shall not exceed 50% of the appraised value of the collateral(unless the contrary is presented and accepted by the Central Bank), discountedto its present value using the loan effective interest rate. <strong>In</strong> case the loan is overdueby 360 days and proper legal action in court for realization of the collateral hascommenced, the limit shall be 40%. The above limit does not apply to collateralof liquid assets. Portfolio provision is the amount of potential losses not specificallyidentified but which experience indicates are present in the portfolio of loans. TheCentral Bank guideline requires a minimum portfolio provision of 1% of the entireperforming loans portfolio, excluding loans which are collaterised by liquid assetsand credits extended directly to the Government of Mauritius or to public sectorenterprises backed by government guarantees. Portfolio provision rangesbetween 0% to 4.08% based on portfolio credit loss experience at the Bank for thepast 4 years.Table 10 shows specific and portfolio provisions by portfolios.Table 10 - Specific & Portfolio ProvisionsSPECIFIC PROVISION PORTFOLIO PROVISION TOTAL PROVISIONPORTFOLIO (MRs’000) 2005 2004 2003 2005 2004 2003 2005 2004 2003Agriculture and Fishing 24,783 15,935 803 1,412 4,892 4,868 26,195 20,827 5,671Manufacturing 77,240 135,222 156,917 121,671 32,144 36,808 198,911 167,366 193,725Tourism 7,439 12,643 13,678 5,822 33,418 41,237 13,261 46,061 54,915Transport 11,652 8,323 2,814 1,074 3,933 1,514 12,726 12,256 4,328Construction 57,227 147,491 12,256 20,882 61,945 12,697 78,109 209,436 24,953Financial & Business Services 452 1,149 12,945 11,276 10,945 14,395 11,728 12,094 27,340Traders 99,917 165,438 69,126 39,718 23,839 32,894 139,635 189,277 102,020Personal 118,410 143,597 7,243 10,665 29,585 35,527 129,075 173,182 42,770Professional - - 0 128 2082 2,975 128 2,082 2,975New Economy 845 1,040 0 190 1,815 12,023 1,035 2,855 12,023<strong>In</strong>frastructure - - 1 61 3,110 5,520 61 3,110 5,521Other 12,086 19,766 554 3,555 7,188 2,225 15,641 26,954 2,779TOTAL 410,051 650,604 276,337 216,454 214,896 202,683 626,505 865,500 479,020105Note 7D to the Financial Statements shows the movement in the allowancesfor credit losses during the year.DepositsGroup’s deposits reached Rs35.0Bn at the end of June 2005 from Rs32.87Bnat end of June 2004, representing an increase of 6.48%. The growth camefrom the domestic market which contributed 92% of the increase in totaldeposits for the period under review. Bank’s deposits grew by a lower rate of6.73% than the industry growth of 7.9%. The Bank focused on liabilitymanagement rather than aggressively mobilising deposits in view of the excessliquidity in industry.

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