Given the market conditions and liquidity, it is necessary that a conservative approach be followed in the manner of reckoning the type and value of collaterals. Recognizing the constraints involved in the disposal of mortgaged properties, susceptibility to market fluctuations and liquidity, banks should assume only conservative periods, based on historical experiences for discounting the cash flows that might arise out of the sale of real estates, under المعايير الدولية لإعداد التقارير المالية
Further, banks should estimate the provisions, independently on a two-track approach i.e. the Central Bank’s norms and under المعايير الدولية لإعداد التقارير المالية and create provisions on a portfolio-wide basis, subject to the condition that the provisions, determined under either of the methods, whichever is higher is made.