ECCB 2023-2024 Annual Report

Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2024 (Expressed in Eastern Caribbean dollars)

3. Financial risk management (continued) b) Credit risk (continued)

(iii) Amounts arising from ECL (continued)

(i) Expected credit loss measurement (continued) c) Computation of the expected credit losses (continued)

EAD represents the expected exposure in the event of a default. The Bank derives the EAD from the current exposure to the counterparty and potential changes to the current amount allowed under the contract and arising from amortisation. EAD is computed as the sum of the amortised amount and accrued interest to reflect contractual cash flows. As described above, and subject to using a maximum of a 12-month PD for Stage 1 financial assets, the Bank measures ECL considering the risk of default over the maximum contractual period (including any borrower’s extension options) over which it is exposed to credit risk, even if, for credit risk management purposes, the Bank considers a longer period. The maximum contractual period extends to the date at which the Bank has the right to require repayment of an advance or terminate a loan commitment or guarantee.

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