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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Definitions relating to recognition and

measurement

• The amortised cost of a financial asset or financial liability

is the amount at which the financial asset or financial

liability is measured:

• at initial recognition minus principal repayments,

• plus or minus the cumulative amortisation using the effective

interest method of any difference between the initial amount and

the maturity amount, and

• for financial assets, adjusted for any loss allowance.

• The effective interest method is a method of calculating the

amortised cost of a financial asset or a financial liability and

of allocating the interest income or interest expense over

the relevant period.

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