- Tier 1: Core capital
- CA-2.2.1- Tier 1 capital shall consist of the sum of items (a) to (c) below, less the sum of items (d) to (e) below: (a) Permanent shareholders' equity (including issued and fully paid ordinary shares / common stock and perpetual non-cumulative preference shares, but excluding cumulative preference shares);(b) Disclosed reserves, which are audited and approved by the shareholders, in the form of legal, general and other reserves created by appropriations of retained earnings, share premiums,- capital redemption reserves and other surplus but excluding revaluation reserves; and(c) Minority interests, arising on consolidation, in the equity of subsidiaries which are less than wholly owned.
 LESS:(d) Goodwill; and(e) Current year's cumulative net losses which have been reviewed or audited as per the International Standards on Auditing (ISA) by the external auditors.
