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CA-A.2.1A

Past version: Effective from 01 Oct 2016 to 30 Jun 2017
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The most recent changes are detailed in the Table below.

Summary of Changes

Module Ref. Change Date Description of Changes
CA-A.2 10/07 Change categorising Module as a Directive
CA-1 to CA-8 01/08 Extensive changes to implement Basel II
CA-3.4 04/08 Recognition and mapping of grades for Capital Intelligence
CA-3.2.15-18 01/09 New guidance and rules on SMEs
CA-A 01/2011 Various minor amendments to ensure consistency in CBB Rulebook.
CA-A.2.7 01/2011 Clarified legal basis.
CA-6, CA-8, CA-9, CA-10, CA-14 & CA-16 01/2012 Changes in respect of July 2009 and February 2011 amendments to Basel II.
CA-3.2.10 and CA-3.2.11A 04/2012 Amendment made for claims on banks dealing with self-liquidating letters of credit.
CA-2.1.5, CA-2.1.5A and CA-2.1.5B 04/2013 Clarified Rules dealing with subordinated debt issued.
CA-2.1.5(h) 10/2013 Added Rule to include limited general provision against unidentified future losses as part of Tier 2.
CA-11.3.7 10/2013 Clarified Rules for excluding positions of a structural nature from the calculation of the net open currency positions.
Module CA 01/2015 Extensive changes to implement Basel III.
CA-1.3.3 04/2015 Existing exemptions in respect of PIR review will cease as at 31st December 2014 for all Bahraini conventional bank licensees.
CA-2.1.2 04/2015 Underlined the term 'financial instruments' so that it is linked to the glossary definition.
CA-2.3.5 04/2015 Corrected cross reference.
CA-2.4.2 04/2015 Clarified that intangible assets other than goodwill and mortgage servicing rights are subject to transitional arrangements and are phased out as regulatory adjustments as outlined in Subparagraph CA-B.2.1(d).
CA-2.4.12 04/2015 Clarified that shares of the bank held as collateral are considered as shares held indirectly and are subject to deduction under regulatory adjustments.
CA-2.4.23 and CA-3.2.19A 04/2015 Corrected reference to conventional bank licensee.
CA-2.4.25 04/2015 Clarified the rule on significant investments in commercial entities by adding cross reference to the definition.
CA-2A.3.3 04/2015 Paragraph deleted as not applicable on the implementation of the capital conservation buffer.
CA-B.2.1(d) 07/2015 Amendment made to clarify that during the transition period, the remainder not deducted from capital is subject to the risk weights outlined in the October 2014 version of Chapter CA-3.
CA-2.4.25 and CA-2.4.26 07/2015 Amendment made to reflect the treatment of the risk weighting for exposures below the threshold limits.
CA-2.1.6 and CA-2.1.10 01/2016 Updated criteria for AT1 and T2 instruments.
CA-3.2.4, CA-3.2.4A and CA-3.2.4B 04/2016 Updated risk weightings for claims on non-central government public sector entities (PSEs).
CA-2.4.25 10/2016 Updated reference of CM Module