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2021
Abbreviated Corporate Financial Statements
NOTES TO THE ABBREVIATED CORPORATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR 2021
1. General Information 2.2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
AIB BANK N.V. (the Bank) is a limited liability company and is incorporated on October 20, 1987 and The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out
domiciled in Aruba. The address of its registered office is as follows: Wilhelminastraat 36, Oranjestad, below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented, unless otherwise stated.
Aruba.
The objectives of the Bank are among others:
- to promote the execution of projects which, in the opinion of the Bank, are important to - Basis of Measurement
the economic development of Aruba;
- to provide medium- or long-term capital and other means of financing to individuals The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention except for the
who are conducting a business and to corporations among others in the form of granting following:
credits, providing loans, issue of guarantees and other forms of security, participation in • Financial Instruments at Fair Value through Profit or Loss (FVTPL) are measured at fair value;
equity and serving as intermediary in these matters; • Financial Assets at FVOCI are measured at fair value through other comprehensive income.
The shares of the Bank are held by a variety of shareholders. None of the Shareholders has power to Fair value measurement of financial instruments
govern the financial and operating policies generally accompanying a shareholding of more than one Financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value in the statement of financial position
half of the voting rights. are categorized in level 3 of fair value hierarchy: unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.
The following unobservable inputs are used for Level 3 instruments valuation:
These abbreviated corporate financial statements, are derived from the audited corporate financial • Trade and other receivables – last recorded transaction;
statements of the Bank which have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting • Trade and other payables – last recorded transaction
Standards (IFRS) and the relevant provisions of Book 2 of the Civil Code applicable for Aruba. The
abbreviated corporate financial statements do not contain all the disclosures required by IFRS.
- Presentation
The corporate financial statements from which these abbreviated corporate financial statements were
derived, have been approved for issue by the Board of Supervisory Directors on March 22, 2022. The assets and liabilities in the statement of financial position are presented based on liquidity.
Overall assessment of impact of COVID-19 - Foreign Currency Transactions
Since the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19), Management has been periodically assessing its Functional and Presentation Currency
impact on the future results, cash flows and financial position of the Bank. Items included in the financial statements of the Bank are measured using the currency of the
primary economic environment in which the entity operates (“the functional currency”). The financial
The Bank’s lending clients that in 2020 and early 2021 (upon the outbreak) received a temporary statements are presented in Aruban Florins, which is the Bank’s functional and presentation currency.
moratorium with respect to their contractual obligation for interest and principal repayments, have
resumed their payment obligations. As per December 31, 2021, there are two clients with Non- Transaction and Balances
Performing loans. The Bank is actively trying to resolve these non-performing loans. Transactions occurring in United States dollars (USD) are converted at the rate of US$ 1 to Afl. 1.79.
Other foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the exchange
Management has assessed the Bank’s future results, cash flows and financial position by estimating the rate prevailing at the dates of the transactions, or valuation where items are re-measured. Foreign
impact of the Coronavirus by: exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation
- Assessing various scenarios with respect to estimating the impact of increased probabilities at year-end exchange rate of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are
of default, loss given defaults and decreases in estimated collateral values on the Bank’s recognized in the statement of comprehensive income.
ECL allowance;
- Assessing various scenarios with respect to estimating the impact on the liquidity of the Bank. Changes in the fair value of monetary securities denominated in foreign currency classified as available
for sale are analyzed between translation differences resulting from changes in the amortized cost of
Overall, based on its assessment of the impact of the Coronavirus for the year 2021 and beyond, and the security and other changes in the carrying amount of the security. Translation differences related
taking into account the uncertainties that exist as per the date of issuance of these financial statements, to changes in the amortized cost are recognized in profit or loss, and other changes are recognized in
Management concludes that it does not consider the impact to cast significant doubt upon the Bank’s other comprehensive income.
ability to continue as a going concern.
Translation differences on non-monetary items, such as equities held at fair value through profit and
loss, are reported as part of the fair value gain or loss. Translation differences on non-monetary items,
2. Significant Accounting Policies such as equities classified as Financial Assets at FVOCI, are included in the fair value reserve in other
comprehensive income.
2.1. New or Revised Standards and Interpretations
- Financial Assets
2.1.1. New or revised Standards or Interpretations
Classification
Standards and amendments that are effective for the first time in 2021 (for an entity with a 31 The Bank classifies its financial assets in the following categories: fair value through profit or loss
December 2021 year-end) and could be applicable to the Bank are: (FVPL), fair value through other comprehensive income (FVOCI) or amortized cost (AC). The
• Interest Rate Benchmark Reform Phase 2 (Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39 and IFRS 7, IFRS classification depends on:
4 and IFRS 16) • The Banks’ assessment of the overall objective of the business model within which the
• COVID-19 Rent Related Concessions beyond 30 June 2021 (Amendments to IFRS 16) financial assets are held; and
These amendments do not have a significant impact on this Financial Statements and therefore the • The contractual cash flow characteristics of the financial assets.
disclosures have not been made.
Business Model Assessment
The business model reflects how the Bank manages its financial assets in order to generate cash flows,
2.1.2. New Standards and Interpretations not yet Adopted that is, whether the objective is to collect contractual cash flows, sell financial assets or both. The Bank
assesses its business model at a portfolio level reflective of how groups of assets are managed together
At the date of authorization of these financial statements, several new, but not yet effective, Standards, to achieve a particular business objective. Factors considered by the Bank in determining the business
amendments to existing Standards, and Interpretations have been published by the IASB. None of these model for a group of assets include:
Standards, Amendments or Interpretations have been adopted early by the Bank. Other Standards and • How performance is evaluated and reported to key management personnel;
amendments that are not yet effective and have not been adopted early by the Bank include: • The risks that affect performance and how they are managed;
• IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts; • How managers are compensated; and
• Amendments to IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts (Amendments to IFRS 17 and IFRS 4); • The frequency and volume of sales in prior periods and expectations about future sales
• References to the Conceptual Framework (Amendments to IFRS 3); activity.
• Proceeds before Intended Use (Amendments to IAS 16);
• Onerous Contracts – Cost of Fulfilling a Contract (Amendments to IAS 37); Contractual Cash Flow Characteristics Assessment
• Annual Improvements to IFRS Standards 2018-2020 Cycle (Amendments to IFRS 1, IFRS 9, Where the business model is to hold financial assets to collect contractual cash flows or to collect
IFRS 16, IAS 41); contractual cash flows and sell, the Bank determines if they give rise to cash flows that are solely
• Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current (Amendments to IAS 1); payments of principal and interest (SPPI) on the principal amount outstanding that is consistent with
• Deferred Tax related to Assets and Liabilities Arising from a Single Transaction a basic lending arrangement. In this context, ‘principal’ is the fair value of the financial asset on initial
(Amendments to IAS 12). recognition and ‘interest’ is consideration for the time value of money and credit risk associated with
the principal amount outstanding during a particular period of time and for other basic lending risks
Management anticipates that all relevant pronouncements will be adopted for the first period beginning and costs as well as profit margin.
on or after the effective date of the pronouncement. New Standards, Amendments and Interpretations
not yet adopted have not been disclosed as they are not expected to have a material impact on the If the Bank identifies any contractual cash flows, such that cash flows are no longer consistent with a
Bank’s corporate financial statements. basic lending arrangement, the related financial asset is classified and measured at FVPL. In making this
assessment, the Bank considers:
• Contingent events;
• Leverage features;
• Prepayment and term extensions; and
• Terms that limit the Bank’s recourse to specific financial assets and features that modify
consideration of the time value of money.