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1    Reporting entity

 

GFH Financial Group BSC ("the Bank") was incorporated in 1999 in the Kingdom of Bahrain under Commercial Registration No. 44136 and operates under an Islamic Wholesale Investment Banking license issued by the Central Bank of Bahrain ("CBB"). The Bank's shares are listed on the Bahrain, Kuwait, Dubai and Abu Dhabi Financial Market Stock Exchanges. The Bank's sukuk certificates are listed on London Stock Exchange. The Bank's activities are regulated by the CBB. The principal activities of the Bank include investment advisory services and investment transactions which comply with Islamic rules and principles determined by the Bank's Shari'a Supervisory Board.

 

The condensed consolidated interim financial information for the six months ended 30 June 2024 comprise the financial information of GFH Financial Group BSC (GFH or the "Bank") and its subsidiaries (together referred to as "the Group"). 

 

The following are the principal subsidiaries consolidated in the condensed consolidated interim financial information.

 

Investee name	Country of incorporation	Effective ownership interests as at 30 June 2024	Activities
GFH Partners Ltd (formally known as GFH Capital Limited)	United Arab Emirates	100%	Investment management
GFH Capital S.A.	Saudi Arabia	100%	Investment management
Al Areen Hotels W.L.L.	Kingdom of Bahrain	100%	Hospitality management services
Khaleeji Bank BSC ('KHALEEJI')*		57.95%	Islamic retail bank
GFH Equities BSC (c)**		76.63%	Investment management

 

*During the period, the Group's stake in KHALEEJI was diluted due to capital increase. The effective ownership as on 30 June 2024 is 57.95% (31 December 2023: 85.41%).

 

** During the period, the Group acquired additional stake in GFH Equities BSC (c) which resulted in increase in effective ownership as on 30 June 2024 to 76.63% (31 December 2023: 62.91%).

 

The Bank has other investment holding companies, SPV's and subsidiaries, which are set up to supplement the activities of the Bank and its principal subsidiaries.

      

 

2          Basis of preparation

 

The condensed consolidated interim financial information of the Group has been prepared in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard FAS 41, Interim Financial Reporting ("FAS 41") issued by the Accounting and Auditing Organisation of Islamic Financial Institutions ("AAOIFI"). In line with the requirements of AAOIFI and the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) rule book, for matters not covered under AAOIFI standards the group uses guidance from the relevant IFRS Accounting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IFRS Accounting Standards").

 

These condensed consolidated interim financial information are reviewed and not audited. The condensed consolidated interim financial information of the Group does not contain all information and disclosures required for the annual consolidated financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Group's audited annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023. However, selected explanatory notes are included to explain events and transactions that are significant to an understanding of the changes in the Group's financial position and performance since the last annual consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended 31 December 2023.

 

 

3          Significant accounting policies

 

The accounting policies and methods of computation applied by the Group in the preparation of the condensed consolidated interim financial information are the same as those used in the preparation of the Group's last audited consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended 31 December 2023, except those arising from certain changes due to adoption of the following standards and amendments to standards effective from 1 January 2024. The impact of adoption of these standards and amendments is set out below.

 

a.   New standards, amemdments and interpretations issued and effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2024:

 

1)   FAS 1 General Presentation and Disclosures in the Financial Statements

 

AAOIFI has issued the revised FAS 1 General Presentation and Disclosures in the Financial Statements in 2021. This standard describes and improves the overall presentation and disclosure requirements prescribed in line with the global best practices and supersedes the earlier FAS 1. It is applicable to all the Islamic Financial Institutions and other institutions following AAOIFI FAS's. This standard is effective for the financial reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2024 with an option to early adopt.

 

The revision of FAS 1 is in line with the modifications made to the AAOIFI conceptual framework for financial reporting. Significant changes relevant to the Group are a) Definition of Quasi-equity is introduced; b) Concept of comprehensive income has been introduced; and c) Disclosure of movement in Zakah and Charity have been relocated disclosed into the notes to the condensed consolidated financial information.

 

During the period, the Group has adopted FAS 1 revised. As a result of this adoption following changes were made to the primary statements of the Group. Below is a summary of the new primary statements:

 

Primary statements introduced

Statement of total comprehensive income

Statement of income and attribution related to quasi-equity

Statement of changes in off-balance-sheet assets under management

 

 

 

3    SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

New standards, amendments and interpretations issued and effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2024: (continued)

 

Primary statements discontinued

 

Statement of sources and uses of zakah and charity fund

 

As a result of the adoption of FAS 1 revised certain prior year figures have been represented and regrouped to be consistent with the current year presentation. Such grouping did not affect previously reported net profit, total assets, total liabilities and total equity of the Group. Further, the Group has elected to present statement of income and a statement of other comprehensive income as two separate statements.

 

a.   New standards, amendments, and interpretations issued but not yet effective

 

(i) FAS 45: Quasi-Equity (Including Investment Accounts)

AAOIFI has issued Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) 45 "Quasi-Equity (Including Investment Accounts)" during 2023. The objective of this standard is to establish the principles for identifying, measuring, and presenting "quasi-equity" instruments in the financial statements of Islamic Financial Institutions "IFIs".

 

The standard prescribes the principles of financial reporting to participatory investment instruments (including investment accounts) in which an IFI controls underlying assets (mostly, as working partner), on behalf of the stakeholders other than owner's equity. This standard provides the overall criteria for on-balance sheet accounting for participatory investment instruments and quasi-equity, as well as, pooling, recognition, derecognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure for quasi-equity.

 

This standard shall be effective for the financial reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2026 with an option to early adopt.

 

The Group does not expect any significant impact on the adoption of this standard.

 

(ii) FAS 46: Off-Balance-Sheet Assets Under Management

AAOIFI has issued Financial Accounting Standard ("FAS") 46 "Off-Balance-Sheet Assets Under Management" during 2023. The objective of this standard is to establish principles and rules for recognition, measurement, disclosure, and derecognition of off-balance-sheet assets under management, based on Shari'a and international best practices. The standard aims to improve transparency, comparability, accountability, and governance of financial reporting related to off-balance-sheet assets under management.

 

This standard is applicable to all IFIs with fiduciary responsibilities over asset(s) without control, except for the following:

• The participants' Takaful fund and / or participants' investment fund of a Takaful institution; and

• An investment fund managed by an institution, being a separate legal entity, which is subject to financial reporting in line with the requirements of the respective AAOIFI FAS.

 

This standard shall be effective for the financial reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2026 with an option to early adopt.

 

This standard shall be effective for the financial periods beginning on or after 1 January 2026 with an option to early adopt. This standard shall be adopted at the same time as adoption of FAS 45 "Quasi-Equity (Including Investment Accounts)".

 

The Group does not expect any significant impact on the adoption of this standard.

 

 

 

 

3    SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

(iii) FAS 47: Transfer of Assets Between Investment Pools

AAOIFI has issued Financial Accounting Standard ("FAS") 47 "Transfer of Assets Between Investment Pools" during 2023.  The objective of this standard is to establish guidance on the accounting treatment and disclosures for transfers of assets between investment pools that are managed by the same institution or its related parties. The standard applies to transfers of assets that are not part of a business combination, a disposal of a business, or a restructuring of an institution.

 

The standard defines an investment pool as a group of assets that are managed together to achieve a common investment objective, such as a fund, a portfolio, or a trust. The standard also defines a transfer of assets as a transaction or event that results in a change in the legal ownership or economic substance of the assets, such as a sale, a contribution, a distribution, or a reclassification.

 

The transfer of assets between investment pools should be accounted for based on the substance of the transaction and the terms and conditions of the transfer agreement. The standard classifies transfers of assets into three categories: transfers at fair value, transfers at carrying amount, and transfers at other than fair value or carrying amount. The standard also specifies the disclosure requirements for transfers of assets between investment pools.

 

This standard shall be effective for the financial periods beginning on or after 1 January 2026 with an option to early adopt.

 

The Group does not expect any significant impact on the adoption of this standard.

 

 

4          Estimates and judgements

 

Preparation of condensed consolidated interim financial information requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The areas of significant judgments made by management in applying the Group's accounting policies and the key sources of estimation uncertainty were similar to those applied to the audited consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended 31 December 2023.

 

 

5          Financial risk management

 

The Group's financial risk management objectives and policies are consistent with those disclosed in the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023.

 

Regulatory ratios

a.   Net stable funding Ratio (NSFR)

NSFR as a percentage is calculated as "Available stable funding" divided by "Required stable funding".

 

 

 

5         Financial risk management (continued)

 

The Consolidated NSFR calculated as per the requirements of the CBB rulebook, is as follows:                      

 

As at 30 June 2024

 

No.	Item	No Specified Maturity	Less than 6 months	More than 6 months and less than one year	Over one year	Total weighted value
Available Stable Funding (ASF):
1	Capital:
2	Regulatory Capital	953,060	-	-	73,471	1,026,531
3	Other Capital Instruments	-	-	-	-	-
4	Retail deposits and deposits from small business customers:
5	Stable deposits		161,520	42,773	2,964	197,043
6	Less stable deposits	-	2,457,037	734,449	133,885	3,006,223
7	Wholesale funding:
8	Operational deposits
9	Other Wholesale funding	-	3,650,787	1,342,099	873,354	4,830,111
10	Other liabilities:
11	NSFR Shari'a-compliant hedging contract liabilities		-	-	-
12	All other liabilities not included in the above categories	-	370,447	-	61,802	61,802
13	Total ASF					9,121,709
Required Stable Funding (RSF):
14	Total NSFR high-quality liquid assets (HQLA)	1,953,905.05	-	-	-	98,293
15	Depsoits held at other financial institutions for opetational purposes
16	Performing financing and sukuk/ securities:	-	1,301,248	-	1,160,492	1,181,605
17	Performing financial to financial institutions by level 1 HQLA	-	-	-	-	-
18	Performing financing to financial institutions secured by non-level 1 HQLA and unsecured performing financing to financial institutions	-	74,928	77,516	1,146,167	1,050,465

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5         Financial risk management (continued)

 

No.	Item	No Specified Maturity	Less than 6 months	More than 6 months and less than one year	Over one year	Total weighted value
19	Performing financing to non- financial corporate clients, financing to retail and small business customers, and financing to sovereigns, central banks and PSEs, of which:	-	124,931	123,120	366,961	362,550
20	With a risk weight of less than or equal to 35% as per the CBB Capital Adequacy Ratio guidelines	-	-	-	-	-
21	Performing residential mortgages, of which:	-	-	-	-	-
22	With a risk weight of less than or equal to 35% under the CBB Capital Adequacy Ratio Guidelines	-	-	-	-	-
23	Securities/sukuk that are not in default and do not qualify as HQLA, including exchange-traded equities	-	962,862	146,125	444,612	999,106
24	Other assets:
25	Physical traded commodities, including gold	-				-
26	Assets posted as initial margin for Shari'a-compliant hedging contracts contracts and contributions to default funds of CCPs		-	-	-	-
27	NSFR Shari'a-compliant hedging assets		-	-	-	896
28	NSFR Shari'a-compliant hedging contract liabilities before deduction of variation margin posted		-	-	-	-
29	All other assets not included in the above categories	3,144,346	-	-	-	3,144,346
30	OBS items		-	-	-	74,655
31	Total RSF		2,463,970	346,761	3,118,232	6,911,916
32	NSFR(%)					132%

 

 

5         Financial risk management (continued)

 

As at 31 December 2023

 

No.	Item		No Specified Maturity	Less than 6 months	More than 6 months and less than one year	Over one year	Total weighted value
Available Stable Funding (ASF):
1		Capital:
2		Regulatory Capital	1,023,275	-	-	64,133	1,087,409
3		Other Capital Instruments	-	-	-	-	-
4		Retail deposits and deposits from small business customers:
5		Stable deposits	-	159,304	36,446	3,763	189,725
6		Less stable deposits	-	1,964,119	518,381	503,663	2,737,913
7		Wholesale funding:
8		Operational deposits	-	-	-	-	-
9		Other Wholesale funding	-	4,157,571	544,672	1,438,472	5,452,622
10		Other liabilities:
11		NSFR Shari'a-compliant hedging contract liabilities		-	-	-
12		All other liabilities not included in the above categories	-	481,509	-	36,139	36,139
13		Total ASF					9,503,808
Required Stable Funding (RSF):
14		Total NSFR high-quality liquid assets (HQLA)	1,761,766				97,918
15		Depsoits held at other financial institutions for opetational purposes
16		Performing financing and sukuk/ securities:		1,841,985		791,830	949,354
17		Performing financial to financial institutions by level 1 HQLA	-	-	-	-	-
18		Performing financing to financial institutions secured by non-level 1 HQLA and unsecured performing financing to financial institutions	-	19,610	934	1,041,445	895,500
19		Performing financing to non- financial corporate clients, financing to retail and small business customers, and financing to sovereigns, central banks and PSEs, of which:	-	254,059	76,796	364,685	402,473
20		With a risk weight of less than or equal to 35% as per the CBB Capital Adequacy Ratio guidelines	-	-	-	-	-
21		Performing residential mortgages, of which:	-	-	-	-	-
22		With a risk weight of less than or equal to 35% under the CBB Capital Adequacy Ratio Guidelines	-	-	-	-	-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5      FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

 

No.	Item	No Specified Maturity	Less than 6 months	More than 6 months and less than one year	Over one year	Total weighted value
23	Securities/sukuk that are not in default and do not qualify as HQLA, including exchange-traded equities	-	1,048,701	25,995	578,308	1,115,656
24	Other assets:	-	-	-	-	-
25	Physical traded commodities, including gold	-				-
26	Assets posted as initial margin for Shari'a-compliant hedging contracts contracts and contributions to default funds of CCPs		-	-	-	-
27	NSFR Shari'a-compliant hedging assets		-	-	-	2,195
28	NSFR Shari'a-compliant hedging contract liabilities before deduction of variation margin posted		-	-	-	-
29	All other assets not included in the above categories	2,908,175	-	-	-	2,908,175
30	OBS items		-	-	-	62,381
31	Total RSF		3,164,354	103,726	2,776,269	6,433,652
32	NSFR(%)					148%

 

 

b.      Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR)

LCR is computed as a ratio of Stock of High-Quality Liquid Assets (HQLA) over the Net cash outflows over the next 30 calendar days.

 

	Average balance
	30 June 2024 (reviewed)	31 December 2023 (audited)
Stock of HQLA	561,223	444,865
Net cashflows	237,299	196,313
LCR %	240%	233%
Minimum required by CBB	100%	100%

 

 

 

5          FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

 

c.   Capital Adequacy Ratio

 

	30 June 2024 (reviewed)	31 December 2023 (audited)
CET 1 Capital before regulatory adjustments	1,002,368	1,023,275
Less: regulatory adjustments	-	-
CET 1 Capital after regulatory adjustments	1,002,368	1,023,275
AT1 Capital	9,862	-
T 2 Capital adjustments	73,471	64,133
Regulatory Capital	1,085,701	1,087,409
Risk weighted exposure:
Credit Risk Weighted Assets	5,328,436	4,585,950
Market Risk Weighted Assets	153,717	90,135
Operational Risk Weighted Assets	511,093	506,408
Total Regulatory Risk Weighted Assets	5,993,246	5,182,493
Investment risk reserve (30% only)	2	2
Profit equalization reserve (30% only)	3	3
Total Adjusted Risk Weighted Exposures	5,993,241	5,182,488
Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR)	18.12%	20.98%
Tier 1 Capital Adequacy Ratio	16.89%	19.74%
Minimum CAR required by CBB	12.50%	12.50%

 

 

6          Seasonality

 

Due to the inherent nature of the Group's business (investment banking, commercial banking and treasury  and proprietary), the six-months results reported in this condensed consolidated interim financial information may not represent a proportionate share of the overall annual results.   

 

 

7          Comparatives

 

Comparative figures have been regrouped to conform with the presentation for current period. Such regrouping did not affect previously reported profit for the period or total equity. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8          Treasury portfolio

	30 June 2024		31 December 2023		30 June 2023
	(reviewed)		(audited)		(reviewed)
Placements with financial institutions	1,011,100		1,458,368		1,079,143
Derivatives At fair value through statement of income	896		2,195		3,035
Equity type investments
At fair value through OCI -     Quoted sukuk	32,889		33,326		33,008
At fair value through statement of income
-     Structured notes*	437,723		404,839		390,631
-     Quoted fund	26,347		27,099		28,803
Debt type investments
At fair value through OCI*
-     Quoted sukuk	791,535		784,300		805,585
At amortised cost
-     Quoted sukuk *	2,487,772		2,447,489		2,619,503
-     Unquoted sukuk	4,546		3,494		3,494
Less: Impairment allowances	(24,735)		(26,078)		(19,075)
	4,768,073		5,135,032		4,944,127

 

* Short-term and medium-term facilities of US$ 1,727,513 thousand (31 December 2023: US$ 1,857,388 thousand) are secured by quoted sukuk of US$ 2,986,593 thousand (31 December 2023: US$ 2,762,506 thousand) and structured notes of US$ 437,723 thousand (31 December 2023: US$ 404,839 thousand).

 

 

9          Financing CONTRACTS

	30 June 2024		31 December 2023		30 June 2023
	(reviewed)		(audited)		(reviewed)
Murabaha*	1,290,801		1,029,324		1,016,521
Wakala	-		-		239
Mudharaba	20,862		20,564		18,652
Ijarah assets	550,890		559,200		571,112
	1,862,553		1,609,088		1,606,524
Less: Impairment allowances	(66,800)		(64,278)		(71,129)
	1,795,753		1,544,810		1,535,395

 

*Murabaha financing receivables are net of deferred profits of US$ 36,247 thousands                                                           (31 December 2023: US$ 41,727 thousands).

 

 

9    Financing Contracts (continued)

 

The movement on financing contracts and impairment allowances is as follows:

 

Financing contracts	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Total
Financing contracts (gross)	1,485,710	233,902	142,941	1,862,553
Expected credit loss	(7,652)	(10,178)	(48,970)	(66,800)
Financing contracts (net)	1,478,058	223,724	93,971	1,795,753

 

Impairment allowances	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Total
At 1 January 2024	4,788	18,310	41,180	64,278
Net movement between stages	5,372	(7,308)	1,936	-
Net charge for the period	(2,508)	(824)	7,198	3,866
Write-offs	-	-	(1,344)	(1,344)
At 30 June 2024 (reviewed)	7,652	10,178	48,970	66,800

 

31 December 2023	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Total
Financing contracts (gross)	1,192,539	284,047	132,502	1,609,088
Expected credit loss	(4,788)	(18,310)	(41,180)	(64,278)
Financing contracts (net)	1,187,751	265,737	91,322	1,544,810

 

Impairment allowances	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Total
Balance at 1 January 2023	18,046	11,990	34,336	64,372
Net transfers	(6,879)	(1,920)	8,799	-
Net charge for the year	(6,379)	8,240	644	2,505
Write-off	-	-	(2,599)	(2,599)
At 31 December 2023 (audited)	4,788	18,310	41,180	64,278

 

Financing assets	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Total
Financing assets (gross)	1,219,642	291,391	95,491	1,606,524
Expected credit loss	(6,144)	(28,374)	(36,611)	(71,129)
Financing assets (net)	1,213,498	263,017	58,880	1,535,395

 

Impairment allowances	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Total
At 1 January 2023	18,046	11,990	34,336	64,372
Net movement between stages	(5,082)	3,774	1,308	-
Net charge for the period	(6,820)	12,610	967	6,757
At 30 June 2023 (reviewed)	6,144	28,374	36,611	71,129

 

 

 

10         Investment in real estate

	30 June 2024		31 December 2023		30 June 2023
	(reviewed)		(audited)		(reviewed)
Investment Property
-     Land	448,694		483,685		572,314
-     Building	124,305		141,471		199,177
	572,999		625,156		771,491
Development Property
-     Land	165,727		165,565		154,183
-     Building	505,770		581,211		395,315
	671,497		746,776		549,498
	1,244,496		1,371,932		1,320,989

 

11    Co-investments

	30 June 2024		31 December 2023		30 June 2023
	(reviewed)		(audited)		(reviewed)
At fair value through OCI
-     Unquoted securities	270,584		247,048		160,532
At fair value through statement of income
-     Unquoted securities Impairment allowance	9,393  (1,606)		9,168 (1,606)		8,939 -
	278,371		254,610		169,471

 

 

12         Proprietary investments

	30 June 2024		31 December 2023		30 June 2023
	(reviewed)		(audited)		(reviewed)
Equity type investments
At fair value through statement of income
-     Unquoted securities	9,942		2,942		2,942
-     Listed securities	11,266		14,252		14,830
	21,208		17,194		17,772
At fair value through OCI
-     Listed securities (at fair value)	20,035		-		-
-     Equity type Sukuk	940,382		827,012		833,051
-     Unquoted securities	60,598		64,045		56,999
	1,021,015		891,057		890,050
Equity-accounted investees	142,810		137,390		125,932
Impairment allowance	(1,966)		(914)		(11)
	1,183,067		1,044,727		1,033,743

 

 

 

 

13    RECEIVABLES AND OTHER ASSETS

 

	30 June 2024		31 December 2023		30 June 2023
	(reviewed)		(audited)		(reviewed)
Investment banking receivables*	305,611		307,597		206,390
Receivable from equity-accounted investees	93,789		93,318		89,844
Financing to projects, net	11,695		12,241		10,765
Receivable on sale of real estate	132,747		16,376		21,787
Advances and deposits	71,938		62,416		90,321
Employee receivables	11,192		7,443		12,195
Profit on sukuk receivable	20,232		19,948		18,172
Lease rentals receivable	3,588		4,025		5,460
Goodwill and intangibles	70,523		45,187		30,675
Receivable from sale of investments	63,311		71,281		-
Tax receivable	8,710		7,327		6,107
Prepayments and other receivables	276,039		186,120		242,229
Less: Impairment allowance	(23,017)		(7,948)		(7,410)
	1,046,358		825,331		726,535

 

* Subsequent to the period, the amounts due were significantly settled from subscriptions collected in  

client money accounts.

 

14   Term financing

	30 June 2024		31 December 2023		30 June 2023
	(reviewed)		(audited)		(reviewed)
Murabaha financing* (note 8)	1,738,485		1,880,910		1,716,001
Sukuk **	241,224		241,777		241,807
Ijarah financing	-		-		16,298
Other borrowings	1,639		1,620		1,600
	1,981,348		2,124,307		1,975,706

*Murabaha financing comprise:

Short-term and medium-term facilities of US$ 1,727,513 thousand (31 December 2023: US$ 1,857,388 thousand) are secured by quoted sukuk of US$ 2,986,593 thousand (31 December 2023: US$ 2,762,506 thousand) and structured notes of US$ 437,723 thousand (31 December 2023: US$ 404,839 thousand).

 

** Sukuk

Represents outstanding unsecured sukuk certificates with a profit rate of 7.5% p.a. repayable by 2025. The outstanding sukuk also includes accrued profit of US$ 8,535 thousand.

 

 

 

 

15   OTHER LIABILITIES

	30 June 2024		31 December 2023		30 June 2023
	(reviewed)		(audited)		(reviewed)
Investment banking payables*	97,676		173,297		352,981
Accounts Payables	94,423		48,724		70,523
Unclaimed dividends	4,447		2,312		3,154
Payables to equity-accounted investees	51,415		107,466		16,450
Other accrued expenses and payables	34,757		64,659		100,248
Deferred Income	10,525		32,240		16,804
Payables towards purchase of investments	56,477		63,068		25,675
Zakah and Charity Fund	12,517		6,331		6,751
Advance received from customers**	2,065		2,106		7,869
Employee related accruals	26,195		24,459		16,309
Mudaraba profit accrual	12,952		22,814		13,021
Provision for employees' leaving indemnities	716		580		309
	404,165		548,056		630,094

 

*Represents amounts payable against assets acquired as part of investment banking deals along with payable for ongoing project related costs of the said SPVs. These payables on receipt of funds from investment banking receivables and underlying SPV's are usually settled within 12 months.

 

**Represents amount received in advance from the customers on account of real estate assets to be delivered by the Group.

 

 

16   QUASI EQUITY

 

30 June 2024		31 December 2023		30 June 2023
(reviewed)		(audited)		(reviewed)
2,347,904		2,312,153		994,540
1,259,027		1,138,853		1,164,840
3,606,931		3,451,006		2,159,380

 

 

 

 

Financial institutions

Non-financial institutions and individuals

 

 

 

 

30 June 2024		31 December 2023		30 June 2023
(reviewed)		(audited)		(reviewed)
71,061		50,266		46,416
80,321		75,310		76,711
2,506,596		2,202,334		1,030,986
832,775		1,006,144		888,480
71,061		71,334		71,854
45,117		45,618		44,933
3,606,931		3,451,006		2,159,380

 

 

 

 

Balances with banks

CBB reserve account

Treasury portfolio

Financing contracts

Proprietary Investments

Investment in real estate

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17   Impairment allowances, net

 

	Six months ended			Three months ended
	30 June 2024 (reviewed)	30 June 2023 (reviewed)		30 June 2024 (reviewed)	30 June 2023 (reviewed)
Expected credit loss on:
Bank balances	(39)	20		(36)	22
Treasury portfolio (note 8)	(1,343)	2,112		(365)	(1,907)
Financing assets, net (note 9)	3,866	6,757		1,492	8,448
	2,484	8,889		1,091	6,563
Impairment on proprietary investment (note 12)	1,052	(31)		518	(99)
Impairment on other receivables (note 13)	15,069	(1,906)		3,210	(148)
	18,605	6,952		4,819	6,316

 

 

18   EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

The calculation of basic earnings per share has been based on the following profit attributable to the ordinary shareholders and weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding. The Group does not have any diluted potentially ordinary shares as of the reporting dates. Hence, the basic and diluted earnings per share is similar.

 

	Six months ended			Three months ended
	30 June 2024 (reviewed)	30 June 2023 (reviewed)		30 June 2024 (reviewed)	30 June 2023 (reviewed)
Profit attributable to shareholders of the Bank	60,747	54,616		33,612	30,609
Weighted Average number of shares outstanding during the period	3,558,268	3,528,590		3,599,595	3,547,177
Earnings per share
Basic and diluted earnings per share (US cents)	1.71	1.55		0.93	0.86

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19   Related party transactions

 

The significant related party balances and transactions as at 30 June 2024 are given below:

 

	Related parties as per FAS 1			Assets under management (including special purpose and other entities)	Total
30 June 2024 (reviewed)	Equity-accounted investees	Key management personnel	Significant shareholders / entities in which directors are interested
Assets
Treasury portfolio	-	-	-	69,969	69,969
Financing contracts	-	11,106	227,652	17,368	256,126
Proprietary investments	940,382	-	6,058	9,355	955,795
Co-investments	-	-	-	278,371	278,371
Receivables and other assets	98,022	10,299	199	305,611	414,131
Liabilities
Placements from financial, non-financial institutions and individuals	-	4,536	222,917	-	227,453
Current accounts	2,851	313	112,446	18,995	134,605
Other liabilities	51,419	10,616	-	97,676	159,711
Quasi equity	5,459	4,796	117,967	14,780	143,002
Income
Investment banking	726	-	-	88,965	89,691
Commercial banking
-   Income from financing	-	302	1,562	-	1,864
-   Less: Finance expense	-	(135)	(8,141)	-	(8,276)
Treasury and proprietary investments	16,793	-	-	40,063	56,856
Less: Quasi equity	(29)	(119)	(6,273)	(8)	(6,429)
Expenses
Operating expenses	-	(345)	-	(167)	(512)
Staff Cost	-	(6,452)	(280)	-	(6,732)
Finance Cost	(12)	-	-	(3,462)	(3,474)

 

 

 

19   Related party transactions (continued)

 

	Related parties as per FAS 1			Assets under management (including special purpose and other entities)	Total
31 December 2023 (audited)	Equity-accounted investees	Key management personnel	Significant shareholders / entities in which directors are interested
Assets
Treasury portfolio	-	-	-	70,546	70,546
Financing contracts	-	11,202	85,055	19,489	115,746
Proprietary investments	827,161	-	7,686	13,667	848,514
Co-investments	-	-	-	254,610	254,610
Receivables and prepayments	93,318	6,731	1,507	307,597	409,153
Liabilities
Placements from financial, non-financial institutions and individuals	-	5,602	8,622	-	14,224
Current accounts	2,971	16	29,233	19,122	51,342
Payables and accruals	107,466	7,196	-	173,297	287,959
Quasi equity	2,485	5,027	44,145	14,422	66,079
30 June 2023 (reviewed)
Income
Investment banking	-	-	-	81,851	81,851
Commercial banking
-   Income from financing	-	324	133	-	457
-   Less: Return to quasi equity	(24)	(117)	(2,653)	(8)	(2,802)
-   Less: Finance expense	-	(125)	(6,430)	-	(6,555)
Treasury and proprietary investments	17,251	-	403	3,536	21,190
Expenses
Operating expenses	(3)	(790)	-	(37)	(830)
Staff Cost	-	(5,670)	(347)	-	(6,017)
Finance Cost	-	-	-	(1,262)	(1,262)