Share of Gain on Investment in Associate
In April 2020, the Bank subscribed for a 30% economic interest in an entity incorporated in Singapore (the “Associate”), thereby giving the Bank significant influence over the financial and operating decisions of the Associate. Share of gain or loss on investment in associate reflects AIIB’s share in the gain or loss recognized by the Associate in the respective period.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022. AIIB’s share of gain on investment in associate for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was US$3.3 million. The share of gain on investment in associate for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was US$0.6 million. The share of gain on investment in associate for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 mainly resulted from higher operating income generated by the Associate.
Impairment Provision
AIIB uses an expected credit loss (“ECL”) model to estimate credit losses on financial assets, such as loan disbursements or bond investments, and on other instruments, such as undrawn loan commitments. AIIB recognizes an ECL allowance at each reporting date and recognizes an impairment provision (either an impairment loss or the reversal of an impairment loss) that reflects the change in the ECL allowance between such reporting date and the previous reporting date. Impairment provisions are driven in large part by changes in loan volumes, risk parameters related to macroeconomic outlook and changes in AIIB’s assessment of the credit risk of individual financings.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022. AIIB’s impairment provision was US$13.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to US$158.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
The impairment provision recognized in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was mainly due to (i) changes in the risk parameters of certain sovereign-backed and non-sovereign-backed loans, and (ii) an increase in outstanding loan volumes.
The impairment provision recognized in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was mainly due to (i) increases in the credit risks associated with certain non-sovereign-backed loans; (ii) the assessment as credit impaired of seven bond investments in the fixed-income portfolio, which comprises primarily Asian infrastructure-related bonds, and their transfer to Stage 3; and (iii) an increase in outstanding loan volumes.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses mainly consist of (i) staff costs, such as short-term employee benefits, including salaries, location premiums and medical and life insurance, and costs related to AIIB’s defined contribution (i.e., retirement) plans; (ii) professional service expenses; (iii) IT services; (iv) facilities and administration expenses; (v) travel expenses; (vi) issuance cost in respect of borrowings; and (vii) other expenses.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022. AIIB’s general and administrative expenses increased to US$164.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 from US$131.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, mainly due to an increase in staff costs, travel expenses, issuance cost for borrowings, professional service expenses and costs related to IT. Mainly as the result of the continuing ramp-up of AIIB’s organizational activities, staff costs increased to US$86.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 from US$71.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Mainly as a result of the gradual lifting of travel restrictions put in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, costs related to travel expenses increased to US$10.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 from US$2.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Issuance cost for borrowings increased to US$9.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 from US$5.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, due to an increase in the amount of issuances in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Professional service expenses increased to US$23.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 from US$21.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Costs related to IT services increased to US$15.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 from US$14.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
Net Foreign Exchange Loss
Net foreign exchange loss or gain reflects the change in value, due to movements in currency exchange rates, of financial instruments held by the Bank that are measured at amortized cost. For financial instruments held by the Bank measured at fair value through profit or loss, the change in value due to movements in currency exchange rates is reported as part of their overall change in fair value through profit or loss. See “–Net Gain on Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value through Profit or Loss.”
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022. AIIB had a net foreign exchange loss of US$142.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to a net foreign exchange loss of US$97.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The net foreign exchange loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was mainly due to foreign exchange losses from the depreciation of the Russian ruble against the U.S. dollar and the impact such depreciation had on the U.S. dollar value of the Bank’s outstanding Russian ruble denominated loan. See “Recent Developments–AIIB Response to the Conflict in Ukraine.” These losses were partially offset by foreign exchange gains deriving from fair value movements on financial instruments held by the Bank to mitigate currency risks, namely, swaps. The net foreign exchange loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was mainly due to the depreciation of the Euro, the Chinese yuan, the Indian rupee and the Turkish lira against the U.S. dollar and the impact such depreciations had on the U.S. dollar value of the Bank’s portfolio of local currency denominated loans (partially offset by the appreciation of the Russian ruble against the U.S. dollar and the impact such appreciation had on the U.S. dollar value of the Bank’s exposure to a Russian ruble-denominated loan). Such net foreign exchange gain for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was largely offset, however, by fair value movements on financial instruments held by the Bank to mitigate currency risks, namely, swaps.
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