ECCB 2015/2016 Annual Report

EASTERN CARIBBEAN CENTRAL BANK

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(expressed in Eastern Caribbean dollars)

March 31, 2016

2.

Summary of significant accounting policies … continued

c)

Use of judgments and estimates

In preparing these financial statements, management has made judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of the Bank’s accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The areas involving a higher degree of judgement or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the financial statements are disclosed in note 3(i).

Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to estimates are recognized prospectively.

d)

Foreign currency translation

Functional and presentation currency

Items included in the financial statements are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the ECCB operates (the “functional currency”). The financial statements are presented in Eastern Caribbean dollars, which is the ECCB’s functional and presentation currency.

Transactions and balances

Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions or valuation where items are re-measured. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation at year-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognised in the statement of income or loss. Changes in fair value of monetary securities denominated in foreign currency classified as available-for-sale are analysed between translation differences resulting from changes in the amortised cost of the security and other changes in the carrying amount of the security.

Translation differences related to changes in the amortised cost are recognised in profit or loss, and other changes in the carrying amount, except impairment, are recognised in other comprehensive income or loss.

All foreign exchange gains and losses recognised in the statement of income or loss are presented net. Foreign exchange gains and losses on other comprehensive income or loss items are presented in other comprehensive income or loss.

e)

Comparative information

There have been no changes in presentation of the Bank’s financial statements in the current year. The financial statements provide consolidated comparative information in respect of the previous period.

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ECCB A nnual R eport 2015/2016