Disclosures On Risk Based Capital (Basel III)
Disclosures On Risk Based Capital (Basel III)
Disclosures On Risk Based Capital (Basel III)
Disclosures on Risk Based Capital (Basel III)
These disclosures on the position of the bank’s risk profiles, capital adequacy and risk management system
under Pillar‐III of Basel‐III are made following Bangladesh Bank guideline “Risk Based Capital Adequacy”
Revised Regulatory Capital Framework for banks in line with Basel III published on 21st December, 2014.
These quantitative and qualitative disclosures are intended to complement the Minimum Capital
Requirement (MCR) under Pillar‐I and Supervisory Review Process (SRP) under Pillar‐II of Basel‐III.
The purpose of these disclosures is to establish more transparent and more disciplined financial market so
that stakeholders can assess the position of the bank regarding holding of assets and to identify the risks
relating to the assets and capital adequacy to meet probable loss of assets.
Implementation of Basel III:
Basel III refers to the latest capital and liquidity standards prescribed by the Bank for International
Settlements (BIS). Bangladesh has entered into the Basel III regime effective from January 01, 2015.
Bangladesh Bank (BB) amended its capital standard which was based on Basel II and circulated new
regulatory capital and liquidity guidelines in line with Basel III of BIS. This new capital and liquidity standards
has great implications for banks. The guidelines provide a transition schedule for Basel III implementation
up to 2019. Upon full implementation, Basel III guidelines target minimum capital to risk weighted assets
ratio (CRAR) would be 12.50%, minimum Tier‐1 Capital ratio would be 6.00%.
The Basel III framework consists of three‐mutually reinforcing pillars:
• Pillar 1 covers the calculation of risk‐weighted assets and minimum capital requirement for credit risk,
market risk and operational risk
• Pillar 2 (Supervisory Review Process) intends to ensure that the Banks have adequate capital to address
all the risks in their business
• Pillar 3 speaks of ensuring market discipline by disclosing adequate information to the stakeholders
Limits (Minima and Maxima) under Basel lll:
SL Particulars 2019 NRB Bank Ltd.
Required (December, 2019)
1 Common Equity Tier 1 4.5% 12.08%
2 Minimum T‐1 Capital Ratio 6% 12.08%
3 Minimum Capital to Risk 10% 13.32%
Weighted Asset Ratio
4 Tier 2 Capital to Risk Maximum up to 4.0% of the total RWA 1.24%
Weighted Asset Ratio or 88.89% of CET1, whichever is higher
5 Minimum Total Capital plus 12.50% 13.32%
Capital Conservation Buffer
6 Leverage Ratio ≥ 3% 7.70%
7 Liquidity Coverage Ratio ≥ 100% 106.02%
8 Net Stable Funding Ratio > 100% 112.20%
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Components of Disclosure:
Disclosure is organized as per Bangladesh Bank requirement in the following components:
1. Scope of Application
2. Capital Structure
3. Capital Adequacy
4. Credit Risk
5. Equities: Disclosures for Banking Book Positions
6. Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book
7. Market Risk
8. Operational Risk
9. Leverage Ratio
10. Liquidity Ratio
11. Remuneration
a) Scope of application:
Qualitative Disclosures
a) The name of the top corporate NRB Bank Limited
entity in the group to which this
guidelines applies
b) An outline of differences in the NRB Bank Limited
basis of consolidation for accounting NRB Bank Limited was formally inaugurated on 4th August, 2013
and regulatory purposes, with a brief as a Public Limited Company (Banking Company) under the
description of the entities within the Companies Act 1994 for carrying out all kinds of banking
group (i) that are fully consolidated; activities. Presently the Bank is operating its business through
(ii) that are given a deduction Corporate Head Office having following no. of branches, agent
treatment; and (iii) that are neither banking and other facilities all over Bangladesh‐
consolidated nor deducted (e.g.
No. of Branches: 46
where the investment is risk‐
No. of Agent banking: 304
weighted).
No. of ATM booths: 46
No. of DESCO Bill Collection Booths: 07
c) Any restrictions, or other major Not applicable
impediments, on transfer of funds or
regulatory capital within the group.
Quantitative Disclosures
b) Capital Structure:
Qualitative Disclosures
a) Summary information on the As per Guidelines on Risk Based Capital Adequacy (Revised
terms and conditions of the main Regulatory Capital Framework for Banks in line with Basel III)
features of all capital instruments, introduced by Bangladesh Bank, ‘Common Equity Tier‐1 (CET 1)’
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especially in the case of capital Capital of NRBBL consists of (i) Paid‐up Capital, (ii) Statutory
instruments eligible for inclusion in Reserve and (iii) Retained Earnings.
CET 1, Additional Tier 1 or Tier 2. NRB Bank does not have ‘Additional Tier 1 (AT 1)’ Capital since it
did not issue any instrument that meets the qualifying criteria for
Additional Tier 1 Capital.
Tier‐2 Capital consists of (i) General Provision (ii) Revaluation
Reserves as on 31st December, 2014 (50% of Fixed Assets
instruments) subject to regulatory adjustment/deduction i.e.
100% for 2019.
Compliance with Regulatory Requirements by NRB Bank:
Conditions for maintaining regulatory capital: The Bank complied
with all the required conditions for maintaining regulatory capital
as stipulated in the Basel III guidelines as per following details:
Particulars Status of
compliance
The bank has to maintain at least 4.50% of total Complied
Risk Weighted Assets (RWA) as Common Equity
Tier 1 capital.
Tier 1 capital will be at least 6.00% of the total Complied
RWA.
Minimum capital to Risk Weighted Asset Ratio Complied
(CRAR) will be 12.50% of the total RWA.
Maximum limit of Tier‐2 capital: Tier 2 capital can Complied
be maximum up to 4% of the total RWA or 88.89%
of CET‐1, whichever is higher.
Quantitative Disclosures
b) The amount of Regulatory capital of NRB Bank Limited under Basel‐III for 31st December, 2019 as below:
1. Common Equity Tier‐1 (Going Concern Capital) Solo
Amount in Million
Fully Paid‐up Capital/Capital Deposited with BB 4,665.60
Statutory Reserve 470.69
Retained Earnings (10.30)
Less: Regulatory Adjustment for Tier‐1 Capital 413.67
Total Common Equity Tier‐1 Capital 4,712.32
2. Tier‐2 Capital (Gone‐Concern Capital)
General Provision 484.33
Revaluation Reserves for Securities up to 50% 12.33
Less: Revaluation Reserves for Fixed Assets, Securities & Equity Securities 12.33
(follow Phase‐in deductions as per Basel III) Guideline
Total Admissible Tier‐2 Capital 484.33
Total Regulatory Capital
5,196.64
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c) Capital Adequacy:
Qualitative Disclosures
a) A summary discussion of the bank’s Assessing regulatory capital in relation to overall risk
approach to assessing the adequacy of exposures of a bank is an integrated and comprehensive
its capital to support current and process. The Bank focuses on strengthening risk management
future activities. and control environment rather than increasing capital to
cover up weak risk management and control practices. NRBBL
has been generating most of its incremental capital from
retained profit. Besides meeting regulatory capital
requirement, the Bank maintains adequate capital to absorb
material risks foreseen. Therefore, the Bank’s Capital to Risk
Weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR) remained consistently within
the comfort zone during 2019. The surplus capital maintained
by NRBBL will act as buffer to absorb all material risks and to
support the future activities. To ensure the adequacy of capital
to support the future activities, the bank assesses capital
requirements periodically considering future business growth.
The Bank has computed the Capital Adequacy Ratio adopting
the following approaches:
a. Standardized Approach for Credit Risk to Compute Capital
to Risk Weighted Ratio under Basel III, using Bangladesh
Bank’s prescription for:
The Bank has a Board approved policy on Internal Capital
Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP) as stipulated by
Bangladesh Bank. The ICAAP also details the Risk Appetite of
the Bank, assessment of material risks, the process for capital
adequacy assessment to support business projections,
adequacy of risk control framework, capital raising plans and
Bank‐wide stress testing.
CRAR has been computed based on the Basel III guidelines and
it is well above the regulatory minimum level of 12.50%.
Risk Management Division (RMD) under guidance of the SRP
team/ERMC (Executive Risk Management Committee), is
taking active measures to identify, quantify, manage and
monitor all risks to which the Bank is exposed to.
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Quantitative Disclosures
Capital requirement under following Risk: Amount in Million
b) Capital requirement for Credit Risk 3,356.48
c) Capital requirement for Market Risk 197.87
d) Capital requirement for Operational Risk 346.94
Total Capital Requirement (b+c+d)
Minimum Capital Requirement (MCR) Capital Adequacy Ratio (CRAR):
1. Common Equity Tier 1 (CET 1) Ratio 12.08%
2. Tier 1 Capital Adequacy Ratio 12.08%
3. Tier‐2 Capital Adequacy Ratio 1.24%
Capital to Risk‐weighted Asset Ratio (CRAR) 13.32%
Capital Conservation Buffer (2.50%) 129.91
Minimum Capital Requirement (MCR) 4,000.00
Eligible Capital:
(BDT Million)
Solo
6000 5197
5000
4000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
Minimum Capital Requirement Total Eligible Capital
Minimum T‐1 Capital Ratio:
Solo
15.00%
12.08%
10.00%
6.00%
5.00%
0.00%
Required Minimum T‐1 Capital Ratio Maintained Minimum T‐1 Capital Ratio
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Capital Adequacy to Risk Weighted Asset Ratio (CRAR):
Solo
13.50% 13.32%
13.00%
12.50%
12.50%
12.00%
Required CRAR Maintained CRAR
d) Credit Risk:
Qualitative a) The general qualitative disclosure requirement with respect to credit risk:
Disclosures
i) Definitions of As per relevant Bangladesh Bank guidelines, the bank defines the past due and
past due and impaired loans and advances for strengthening the credit discipline and mitigating
impaired the credit risk of the Bank. The impaired loans and advances are defined on the
basis of (i) Objective/ Quantitative Criteria and (ii) Qualitative judgment.
For this purpose, all loans and advances are grouped into four (4) categories,
namely‐
(a) Continuous Loan (b) Demand Loan (c) Fixed Term Loan and (d) Short‐term
Agricultural & Micro Credit.
Definition of past due/overdue:
i. Any Continuous Loan if not repaid/renewed within the fixed expiry date for
repayment or after the demand by the bank will be treated as past due/ overdue
from the following day of the expiry date;
ii. Any Demand Loan if not repaid within the fixed expiry date for repayment or
after the demand by the bank will be treated as past due/overdue from the
following day of the expiry date;
iii. In case of any installment(s) or part of installment(s) of a Fixed Term Loan is not
repaid within the fixed expiry date, the amount of unpaid installment(s) will be
treated as past due/overdue from the following day of the expiry date.
iv. The Short‐term Agricultural and Micro‐Credit if not repaid within the fixed expiry
date for repayment will be considered past due/overdue after six months of the
expiry date. However, a continuous loan, demand loan or a term loan which will
remain overdue for a period of 02 (two) months or more, will be put into the
“Special Mention Account (SMA)”, the prior status of becoming the loan into
impaired/classified/ nonperforming.
Definition of impaired / classified /non‐performing loans and advances are as
follows:
Substandard Loan:
A Continuous Loan, Demand Loan, Fixed Term Loan or any installment(s)/part of
installment(s) of a Fixed Term Loan which will remain past due/overdue for a period
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of 03 (three) months or beyond but less than 09 (nine) months, the entire loan will
be put into the "Sub‐standard (SS)".
Doubtful Loan:
A Continuous Loan, Demand Loan, Fixed Term Loan or any installment(s)/part of
installment(s) of a Fixed Term Loan which will remain past due/overdue for a period
of 09 (nine) months or beyond but less than 12 (twelve) months, the entire loan
will be put into the "Doubtful (DF)".
Bad/Loss Loan:
A Continuous loan, Demand loan, Fixed Term Loan or any installment(s)/part of
installment(s) of a Fixed Term Loan which will remain past due/overdue for a period
of 12 (twelve) months or beyond, the entire loan will be put into the "Bad/Loss
(B/L)".
In case of any installment (s) or part of installment (s) of a Fixed Term Loan
amounting up‐to Taka 10 lacs is not repaid within the due date, the classification
is as under:
Substandard: If the amount of past due installment is equal to or more than the
amount of installment (s) due within 6 (six) months, the entire loan will be classified
as ‘Sub‐ standard’;
Doubtful: If the amount of past due installment is equal to or more than the
amount of installment (s) due within 9 (nine) months, the entire loan will be
classified as ‘Doubtful’;
Bad/Loss: If the amount of past due installment is equal to or more than the
amount of installment (s) due within 12 (twelve) months, the entire loan will be
classified as ‘Bad/Loss’.
Short‐term Agricultural and Micro‐Credit is classified as follows:
The Short‐term Agricultural and Micro‐Credit will be considered irregular if not
repaid within the due date as stipulated in the loan agreement. If the said irregular
status continues, the credit will be classified as 'Substandard ' after a period of 12
months, as 'Doubtful' after a period of 36 months and as 'Bad/Loss' after a period
of 60 months from the stipulated due date as per the loan agreement.
ii) Description of Rates of Provision
approaches Loan Type Un‐ Classified Classified
followed for Standard SMA SS DF BL
specific and House Building and loans for 2% 2% 20% 50% 100%
general allowances Professionals
and statistical Other than house building and 5% 5% 20% 50% 100%
methods professionals
Loans to BHs/MBs against share 2% 2% 20% 50% 100%
Small & Medium Enterprise 0.25% 0.25% 20% 50% 100%
Short term Agri /Micro Credit 2.5% ‐ 5% 5% 100%
All Others 1% 1% 20% 50% 100%
Off Balance Sheet 1% ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
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iii) Discussion of The Bank has put in place a well‐structured Credit Risk Management Policy duly
the Bank’s approved by the Bank’s Board of Directors. The Policy document defines
Credit risk organization structure, role & responsibilities and, the processes whereby the
management Credit Risks carried out by the Bank can be identified, quantified & managed within
policy. the framework that the Bank considers consistent with its mandate and risk
tolerance.
Credit Risk is monitored on a bank‐wide basis and compliance with the risk limits
approved by Board/Risk Management Committee of Board.
NRB Bank has taken earnest steps to put in place best credit risk management
practices in the bank. Besides, the bank has framed a policy on Valuation
Methodology with the approval by the Board. According to methodology, such
securities normally accepted by the Bank to protect the interest. These securities
act as mitigation against the credit risk to which the bank is exposed.
Quantitative Disclosures:
b) Total gross credit risk exposures broken down by major types of credit exposure:
(Amount in Million)
Major Types Continuous Demand Fixed Term Short Term Agri. Credit Staff Loan Total
Loan Loan Loan & Micro Credit
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Rural
Dhaka 2,149.57
Chittagong 287.34
Sylhet 99.07
2,535.98
Rajshahi
Barishal
Khulna
Rangpur
Mymensingh
Total 38,932.32
d) Industry or counterparty type distribution of exposures, broken down by major types of credit
exposure of NRBBL:
(Amount in Million)
Industry Type Amount
Agriculture 366.19
Food & allied industries 1,425.98
Tobacco ‐
Readymade garments 1,728.60
Textiles 2,884.57
Ship breaking & ship building 811.69
Basic metal & steel engineering 1,209.61
Non‐metallic mineral products 386.29
Pharmaceuticals industry 410.39
Chemical & chemical products 52.06
Rubber & plastic industries 930.94
Leather & leather products 501.00
Wood, furniture & fixtures 247.67
Paper & paper products 183.75
Electronic goods & machineries 1,863.26
Power & gas 869.98
Other manufacturing industries 2,422.41
Construction & commercial real estate 5,971.35
Transport & communication 94.57
IT & telecommunication 957.32
Medical services 15.08
Hotel & restaurant services 3.97
Printing & publishing industries 74.98
Other service industries 1,149.06
NBFIs 530.83
Trade & commerce 6,455.14
Consumer credit 3,612.78
Credit card 1,690.26
Staff loan 355.78
Others 1,726.81
Total 38,932.32
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e) Residual contractual maturity breakdown of the whole portfolio, broken down by major types of credit
exposure of NRBB
(Amount in Million)
Time band Continuous Demand Term Agricultural Staff Loan Total
Loan Loan Loan Credit
Up to 1 month 2,335.50 4,369.82 97.12 0.31 ‐ 6,802.75
1 to 3 months 1,440.83 3,756.58 29.45 ‐ 0.05 5,226.91
3 to 6 months 1,422.65 5,603.86 122.30 224.20 ‐ 7,373.00
6 to 12 months 2,156.11 1,854.42 294.46 141.69 1.02 4,447.70
1 to 2 years 73.80 688.87 1,443.69 ‐ 7.55 2,213.91
2 to 3 years 435.30 550.60 2,597.74 ‐ 10.29 3,593.94
3 to 4 years 600.36 ‐ 2,021.61 ‐ 43.56 2,665.52
4 to 5 years 491.54 ‐ 2,670.33 ‐ 34.50 3,196.37
5 to 7 years ‐ 291.74 1,896.86 ‐ 82.82 2,271.41
7 to 10 years ‐ ‐ 539.83 ‐ 74.14 613.97
Over 10 years ‐ ‐ 424.97 ‐ 101.86 526.83
Total 8,956.09 17,115.90 12,138.36 366.19 355.78 38,932.32
f) By major industry or counterparty type of NRBBL:
• AMOUNT OF IMPAIRED LOANS AND IF AVAILABLE, PAST DUE LOANS, PROVIDED SEPARATELY:
(Amount in Million)
Industry Impaired Past due
Small & Medium Enterprise Financing 862.74 854.79
Consumer Financing 154.83 59.35
Housing Finance 5.00 0.47
Loans for Professionals to setup business ‐ ‐
Loans to BHs/MBs/SDs against Shares etc. ‐ ‐
Other Corporate Credit 588.46 1,666.41
Short Term Agri Credit & Micro Credit ‐ 0.31
Staff Loan ‐ ‐
Total 1,611.03 2,581.33
• SPECIFIC AND GENERAL PROVISION (REQUIRED)
(Amount in Million)
Sector General Provision Specific Provision
Small & Medium Enterprise Financing 30.62 552.15
Consumer Financing 99.76 91.14
Housing Finance 6.75 0.15
Loans for Professionals to setup business ‐ ‐
Loans to BHs/MBs/SDs against Shares etc. ‐ ‐
Other Corporate Credit 207.26 343.93
Short Term Agri Credit & Micro Credit 3.66 ‐
Against Off‐Balance Sheet 136.27 ‐
Grand Total 484.33 987.37
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• CHARGES FOR SPECIFIC ALLOWANCES AND CHARGE‐OFFS DURING THE PERIOD.
Against Classified Loans & Advances Amount in Million
Provision held on 1 January , 2019 295.44
(‐) Fully provided debts written off 0.00
(‐)Recoveries from previously written off debts 0.00
(+)Provisions made during the year 814.08
Provision held at end of year 1,109.51
Against Unclassified Loans & Advances Amount in Million
Provision held on 1 January, 2019 272.96
Add: Provisions made during the year: ‐
On General Loans and Advances 82.50
On Special Mention Account (SMA) (7.41)
Provision held at end of year 348.05
[
General Provision for Off Balance Sheet Exposures Amount in Million
Provision held on 1 January , 2019 107.67
Provisions made during the year 28.60
Provision held at end of year 136.27
g)
Gross Non‐Performing Assets (NPAs) of NRBBL:
(Amount in Million)
Gross Non‐Performing Assets (NPAs)
Non‐Performing Assets (NPAs) to outstanding loans & advances
Movement of Non‐Performing Assets for NPAs
Opening balance 1,205.78
Additions 888.63
Reductions 483.38
Closing Balance 1,611.03
Movements of specific provisions for NPAs
Opening balance 297.71
Provision made during the period 811.80
Write‐off
Write back of excess provisions
Closing Balance 1,109.51
e) Equities: Disclosures for Banking Book Position
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f) Interest rate risk in the banking book (IRRBB):
Qualitative Disclosures:
measurement. The Bank follows following viewpoints to manage the IRR:
b) Economic perspective: Indicates the impact on the net‐ worth
of bank due to re‐pricing of assets, liabilities and off‐balance
sheet items.
Risk measurement and reporting framework:
I. Interest Rate Sensitivity Report: Measures mismatches
between rate sensitive assets and rate sensitive liabilities in
various tenor buckets based on re‐pricing or maturity, as
applicable.
III. Stress Testing: This analysis is used for measuring the Interest
rate risk on its Balance Sheet exposure for estimating the
impact on the Capital to Risk Weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR).
Quantitative Disclosures:
(b) The increase (decline) in earnings or economic value (or relevant measure used by management) for
upward and downward rate shocks according to management’s method of measuring IRRBB, broken
down by currency.
(Amount in Million)
Interest Rate Risk in the banking book Residual maturity bucket
3 months 6 months 1 year Above 1 year
Interest Sensitive Assets (A) 13,534.66 7,332.89 4,381.31 14,847.37
Interest Sensitive Liabilities (B) 17,313.18 7,632.13 8,443.18 9,813.06
GAP (A‐B) (3,778.52) (299.23) (4,061.87) 5,034.31
Cumulative GAP (3,778.52) (4,077.75) (8,139.62) (3,105.32)
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CRAR after Shock:
(Amount in Million)
Magnitude of Shock Minor Moderate Major
1% 2% 3%
Regulatory Capital (After shock) 5,306.40 5,024.60 4,742.90
RWA (After shock) 39,254.00 39,254.00 39,254.00
CRAR (After shock) 13.52% 12.80% 12.08%
Total Assets 54,592.10 54,592.10 54,592.10
Duration Gap in years 0.57 0.57 0.57
Changes in Market value of Equity due to an 281.73 563.46 845.20
increase in interest Rate, ∆ MVE
g) Market Risk:
Qualitative Disclosures:
Views of BOD on trading/ investment The Board approves all policies related to market risk, set limits and
activities reviews compliance on a regular basis. The objective is to provide
cost effective funding to finance assets growth and trade related
transactions.
The market risk covers the followings risks of the Bank’s balance
sheet:
i) Interest rate risk;
ii) Equity price risk;
iii) Foreign exchange risk; and
iv) Commodity price risk.
Methods used to measure Market risk Standardized approach has been used to quantify the market risk.
The total capital requirement in respect of market risk is the
aggregate capital requirement calculated for each of the risk sub‐
categories. The methodology to calculate capital requirement
under Standardized Approach for each of these market risk
categories is as follows:
a) Capital charges for interest rate risk=
Capital Charge for General Market Risk
b) Capital charges for Equity Position Risk=
Capital Charge for Specific Risk + Capital Charge for General
Market Risk
c) Capital charges for Foreign Exchange Risk=
Capital Charge for General Market Risk
d) Capital charges for Commodity Position Risk=
Capital Charge for General Market Risk
Market Risk Management System To manage the interest rate risk, ALCO regularly monitors various
ratios and parameters. Of the ratios, the key ratios that ALCO
regularly monitors are Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), Net Stable
Funding Ratio (NSFR), and Maximum Cumulative Outflow (MCO),
Liquid asset to total assets, Volatile liability dependency ratio and
Short term borrowing to Liquid assets ratio. ALCO also regularly
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monitors the interest rate sensitive gap and duration gap of total
portfolio.
To manage foreign exchange risk of the bank, the bank has adopted
the limit set by Bangladesh Bank to monitor foreign exchange open
positions. Foreign exchange risk is computed on the sum of net
short positions or net long positions, whichever is higher.
Policies and processes for mitigating There are approved limits for Market risk related instruments both
market risk: on‐balance sheet and off‐balance sheet items. The limits are
monitored and enforced on a regular basis to protect against
market risks. The ALCO of the Bank meets on regular basis to review
the prevailing market condition, exchange rate, foreign exchange
position and transactions to mitigate foreign exchange risks.
Quantitative Disclosures:
The Capital requirements for specified risk are as follows:
(Amount in Million)
SL Market Risk Capital Requirement
A Interest Rate Related instruments 9.23
B Equities 118.08
C Foreign Exchange Position 70.56
D Commodities 0
Total 197.87
h) Operational Risk:
Qualitative Disclosures:
i) Views of BoD on system to Operational Risk is the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or
reduce Operational Risk failed internal processes, people or systems or from external
events. It includes legal risk but excludes strategic and reputation
risk. Operational risk is inherent in the Bank’s business activities in
day to day operations.
As a part of continuous surveillance, the Senior Management
Team (SMT), Risk Management Division, Internal Control and
Compliance Division regularly reviews different aspects of
operational risk. The analytical assessment was reported to the
Board/ Risk Management Committee/Audit Committee of the
Bank for review and formulating appropriate policies, tools &
techniques for mitigating operational risk.
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ii) Performance gap of executives and The bank believes that training and knowledge sharing is the
staffs best way to reduce knowledge gap. Therefore, it arranges
trainings on a regular basis for its employees to develop their
expertise. The bank offers competitive pay package to its
employees based on performance and merit. It always tries to
develop a culture where all employees can apply his/her talent
and knowledge to work for the organization with high ethical
standards in order to add more value to the company and for
the economy.
iii) Potential external events No potential external event is expected to expose the Bank to
significant operational risk. The Bank has a separate
Operational Risk Policies at different operational units
addressing specific issues involving Operational Risk.
i) Policies and Processes for mitigating Internal control mechanism is in place to control and minimize
operational risk: the operational risks. If any controls are found to be ineffective
during the course of Risk & Control Self‐Assessment, corrective
measures are adopted in due course. A monitoring system is
also in place for tracking the corrective actions plan periodically.
The various Board approved policies viz., Risk Management
Policy, Internal Control & Compliance Policy, Policy on ML & FT;
ICT Security Policy addresses issues pertaining to Operational
Risk Management.
In 2019 IC&C Division conducted following No. of audit:
No. of Comprehensive Audit on 28
branches
No. of Comprehensive Audit at 20
Head Office
No. of Spot Audits 02
No. of IT Audit Department 04
No. of IT Audit Branch 34
No. of Spot Inspection on Money 04
Laundering
No. of Inspection on Agent Outlet 04
v) Approach for calculating capital The Bank follows the Basic Indicator Approach (BIA) in terms of
charge for operational risk BRPD Circular No. 18 dated 21 December 2014 Guidelines on
Risk Based Capital Adequacy (Revised Regulatory Capital
Framework for banks in line with Basel III). The BIA stipulates
the capital charge for operational risk is a fixed percentage,
denoted by α (alpha) of average positive annual gross income
of the Bank over the past three years. It also states that if the
annual gross income for any year is negative or zero, that should
be excluded from both the numerator and denominator when
calculating the average gross income. The capital charge for
operational risk is enumerated by applying the following
formula:
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K = [(GI 1 + GI 2 + GI 3) α]/n
Quantitative Disclosures:
b) The capital requirements for operational risk
(Amount in Million)
Particulars RWA Capital Requirement
Minimum Capital Requirement: Operation Risk 3,469.40 346.94
i) Liquidity Ratio:
Qualitative Disclosures:
i) Views of BoD on system to NRB Bank has proficient Board of Directors that has always been
reduce liquidity Risk giving utmost importance to minimizing the liquidity risk of the
bank. In order to reduce liquidity risk strict maintenance of Cash
Reserve Ratio (CRR) and Statutory Liquidity Reserve (SLR) is also
being emphasized on a regular basis. As per Basel‐III
requirement, Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) and Net Stable
Funding Ratio (NSFR) are also maintained under the guidance of
our honorable Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors of the Bank sets policy, different liquidity
ratio limits, and risk appetite for liquidity risk management as
per regulatory guidelines. The Asset Liability Management
(ALM) Policy, the most important policy for Liquidity Risk
Management is reviewed periodically to incorporate changes as
required by regulatory stipulation or to realign with changes in
the economic landscape. The ALCO of the Bank formulates and
reviews strategies and provides guidance for management of
liquidity risk within the framework laid out in the ALM Policy.
ii) Methods used to measure Liquidity Liquidity measurement involves assessing all of a bank’s cash
risk inflows against its outflows to identify the potential for any net
shortfalls including funding requirements for off balance sheet
commitments.
Regulatory Liquidity Indicators (RLIs):
Cash Reserve Requirement (CRR)
Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)
Medium Term Funding Ratio (MTFR)
Maximum Cumulative Outflow (MCO)
Advance Deposit Ratio (AD Ratio)
Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR)
Net Stable Funding Raito (NSFR)
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Bank’s own liquidity monitoring tools:
Wholesale Borrowing and Funding Guidelines
Liquidity Contingency Plan
Management Action Triggers (MAT)
Liquid Asset to Total Deposit Ratio
Liquid Asset to Short Term Liabilities, etc.
Computation of Capital Charge against Liquidity Risk: If annual
average of any RLIs of any bank falls below Bangladesh Bank’s
requirement the bank will be required to maintain additional
capital for that RLI (or those RLIs) in SRP.
iii) Liquidity Risk Management System The Asset Liability Management Committee (ALCO) of the Bank
monitors & manages liquidity and interest rate risk in line with
the business strategy. ALM activity including liquidity analysis &
management is conducted through coordination between
various ALCO support groups residing in the functional areas of
balance sheet management, Treasury Front Office, Treasury
Mid‐Office, Finance & Accounts etc.
iv) Policies and Processes for An effective liquidity risk management process will include
mitigating Liquidity risk systems to identify measure, monitor and control its liquidity
exposures.
Qualitative Disclosures:
i) Views of BoD on system to Banks are highly leveraged organizations which facilitate
reduce excessive leverage leverage for others. Leverage, in simple terms, it is the extent
to which a bank funds its assets with borrowings rather than
capital. More debt relative to capital means a higher level of
leverage.
Banks have a range of financial incentives to operate with high
leverage. But it creates risk when it crosses a certain point.
Therefore, the Board views that sound prudential controls are
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In view of the impact of leverage into the business, our Bank
Management takes decision about future investment.
Considering the financial strength, the bank also prepares
capital planning and business budget to go on a right way.
iii) Approach for calculating exposure The leverage ratio is a volume‐based measure and is calculated
as Basel III Tier I capital divided by total on and off‐balance
sheet exposures.
A minimum Tier 1 leverage ratio of 3% is being prescribed both
at solo and consolidated level.
Tier 1 Capital (after related deductions)
Leverage Ratio =
Total Exposure (after related deductions)
Quantitative Disclosures: Amount in Million
Leverage Ratio 7.70%
On balance sheet exposure 53,964.72
Off balance sheet exposure 7,626.39
Regulatory Adjustments (413.67)
Total exposure 61,177.44
k) Remuneration:
NRB Bank is committed to ensure that its remuneration practices enable the Bank to attract, develop and
retain high caliber individuals to deliver the Bank’s objectives and drive business growth in a competitive
environment. The performance based components of remuneration are designed to encourage behavior
that supports the Bank’s long‐term financial soundness and the risk management frameworks of the Bank.
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The qualitative remuneration disclosures are broader in scope and cover all the individuals included
whereas the quantitative information relates to senior management and material risk takers of the NRB
Bank Limited, for the financial year ended December 31, 2018.
Qualitative Disclosures (a) Information relating to the bodies that oversee remuneration:
At the management level, primarily the Human Resources Management
Division oversees the ‘remuneration’ in line with its Human Resources
Management strategy/policy under direct supervision and guidance of the
Top Management of the Bank.
The primary functions of the Remuneration Committee are to determine,
review and propose principles and governance framework for all decisions
relating to remunerations of the employees of NRB Bank. While the Human
Resources Division is responsible for preparing and recommending reward
plans and compensation, the committee’s duties are to assess and review
these recommendations and submit them to the Board of Directors for
approval.
They also oversee performance oriented incentives, perquisites, other
financial options etc. to attract, motivate and retain employees and review
compensation packages/pay structure in comparison to that of other
Banks to enjoy competitive advantages in this industry.
(b) Information relating to the design and structure of remuneration process:
The key features and objectives of remuneration policy:
Appropriately compensate Employees for the services they provide to
the Bank;
Attract and retain Employees with skills required to effectively manage
the operations and growth of the business;
Be consistent and appropriate having regard to the performance of the
Bank and the relevant Employees;
Motivate Employees to perform in the best interests of the Bank and its
shareholders;
Motivate Employees to pursue long term growth and success of the
Bank within the Board approved control framework;
Apply key short term and long term key performance indicators,
including financial and nonfinancial measures of performance, to
eligible employees;
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Demonstrate a clear relationship between individual performance and
rewards;
Comply with all regulatory and legal requirements; and
Provide an appropriate level of transparency.
In the year 2018, the salary structure of the bank was reviewed by the
committee and finally approved by the Board, where the structure was
adjusted with the then inflation rate.
The structure of remuneration arrangements for all employees consists of
following components:
Fixed Remuneration; and
Performance‐based remuneration
Fixed remuneration: This includes base salary and fixed benefits. Base
salaries are determined to attract and retain employees with skills required
to effectively manage the operations and growth of the business to reflect
best market practice for the specific circumstances of the Bank. Fixed
remuneration is benchmarked against the financial services industry
through the use of external remuneration market surveys, conducted by
professional, independent benchmarking organizations.
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Discussion of how amounts of individual remuneration are linked to
the Bank‐wide and individual performance‐
The Annual Performance Appraisal (APA) takes into consideration all the
above aspects while assessing individual performance and making
compensation‐related recommendations to the Remuneration
Committee regarding the level of increment and performance bonus for
employees. The performance assessment of individual employees is
undertaken based on achievements vis‐à‐vis their goal sheets, which
incorporate the various aspects/metrics.
(e) Description of the ways in which the bank seeks to adjust remuneration
to take account of longer‐term performance.
The Bank’s remuneration system is designed to reward long‐term as well
as short‐term performance, encourage retention and recognize special
performance in the organization. The Bank provides reasonable
remuneration for short‐term performance besides for long‐term
performance the bank has some deferred payment options (i.e.
performance bonus, provident fund, gratuity etc.)
In case of following situation remuneration can be adjusted before vesting:
Disciplinary Action (at the discretion of Enquiry committee)
Resignation of the employee prior to the payment date.
At the same time previously paid or already vested variable pay can also be
recovered under the case of disciplinary action (at the discretion of the
Disciplinary Committee and approval of Management)
(f) Description of the different forms of variable remuneration that the bank
utilities and the rationale for using these different forms.
The main forms of such variable remuneration include:
Monthly Cash benefits
Incentive plan for the employees to be paid annually
The form of variable remuneration depends on the job level of individual,
risk involved, the time horizon for review of quality of the assignments
performed.
Quantitative (g) Number of Meeting held by the Remuneration Committee during the
Disclosures financial year and remuneration paid to its member.
Meeting regarding overseeing remuneration was held on need basis. No
fees paid to the Committee Members as remuneration for attending such
meetings.
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In 2019, total 21 number of Senior Management received performance
bonus.
Number and total amount of guaranteed bonuses awarded during the
financial year :
2 numbers of guaranteed festival bonuses amounted BDT 8.55 Million for
Senior Management.
Number and total amount of sign‐on award made during the financial
year.
Nil
Number and total amount of severance payments made during the
financial year.
Nil
(i) Total amount of outstanding deferred remuneration, split into cash,
shares and share‐lined instruments and other forms.
Nil
Total amount of deferred remuneration paid out in the financial year:
Nil
(j) Breakdown of amount of remuneration awards for the financial year to
show.
Fixed and Variable:
Breakdown of Remuneration (Fixed and Variable) is as follows :
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Total amount of reductions during the financial year due to ex post
explicit adjustments.
Nil
Total amount of reduction during the financial year due to ex post implicit
adjustments.
Nil
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