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, 2024 and 2023. AIIB’s general and administrative expenses increased to US$190.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from US$164.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, mainly due to an increase in staff costs, professional service expenses, IT services, other expenses and facilities and administration expenses, which was offset in part by a decrease in issuance cost in respect of borrowings. Mainly as the result of the continuing ramp-up of AIIB’s organizational activities, staff costs increased to US$104.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from US$86.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, professional service expenses increased to US$28.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from US$23.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, IT services increased to US$17.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from US$15.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, other expenses increased to US$8.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from US$7.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, facilities and administration expenses increased to US$13.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from US$12.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and issuance cost in respect of borrowings decreased to US$8.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from US$9.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
Net Foreign Exchange Gain or Loss
Net foreign exchange gain or loss 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, 2024 and 2023. AIIB had a net foreign exchange gain of US$113.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to a net foreign exchange loss of US$142.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The net foreign exchange gain for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was mainly due to foreign exchange gains from appreciation of the Chinese yuan, Euro and Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar and the impact such appreciations had on the U.S. dollar value of the Bank’s portfolio of local currency-denominated loans. This gain was partially offset by foreign exchange losses in connection with certain ECP issuances. 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.
Operating Profit
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023. Mainly for the reasons set forth above, AIIB’s operating profit increased to US$987.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from US$708.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
Accretion of Paid-in Capital Receivables
Paid-in capital receivables represent amounts due from the Bank’s members in respect of paid-in capital. These amounts are initially recognized at fair value, which reflects the discounted present value of future paid-in capital inflows, and subsequently measured at amortized cost. The difference between amortized cost and fair value is accounted for as a reserve under members’ equity and is accreted through the income statement using the effective interest method.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023. AIIB’s accretion of paid-in capital receivables decreased to US$0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from US$1.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. This decrease was mainly due to lower contractual balances in paid-in capital receivables as of January 1, 2024 compared to January 1, 2023.
Other Comprehensive Income
For financial liabilities, such as AIIB’s borrowings, that are designated at fair value through profit or loss, fair value changes attributable to changes in AIIB’s own credit risk are recognized in other comprehensive income (while other fair value changes are recognized under net gain or loss on financial instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss). Upon maturity of such financial liabilities, the recognition in other comprehensive income of fair value changes attributable to changes in AIIB’s own credit risk is reversed.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023. AIIB experienced an unrealized loss on borrowings arising from changes in AIIB’s own credit risk of US$143.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to an unrealized loss of US$99.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The unrealized loss on borrowings for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was mainly the result of the tightening of the Bank’s overall credit spread against the relevant benchmark discount curves, particularly the U.S. dollar discount curve. The tightening of the Bank’s own credit spread during each of the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and the nine months ended September 30, 2023 reflected decreases in credit spreads in financial markets as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and the nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.
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