ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2019 Annual Report Accounts • 2019
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Table of Contents
MISSION, VISION AND VALUES OF THE NATIONAL BANK OF ANGOLA 5 Message from the Governor 6 BOARD OF DIRECTORS 9 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 10 PART I – MACROECONOMIC CONTEXT 12 1. International Economy 13 2. National Economy 16 PART II – ANGOLAN BANKING SYSTEM 23 3. Performance of the Angolan Banking System 24 4. Performance of the Non-Banking Financial System Angolan 28 5. Payment System 33 PART III – CENTRAL BANK POLICIES 37 6. Monetary Policy and Liquidity Management 38 7. Management of International Reserves 44 8. Impactos das Operações de Mercado sobre a Base Monetária e Agregados Monetários 46 9. Monetary Aggregates and the Balance of Payments 48 10. Corporate Governance and Internal Control System 55 PART IV – RELEVANT ACTIVITIES OF THE BNA 56 11. Activities of the National Bank of Angola 57 12. Equity Situation and Financial and Budgetary Performance 61 13. Organization 65 14. Regulation and Organization of the Financial System 69 15. Risk Management and Compliance 71 16. Global Analysis of Product Licensing, Services and Advertising Campaigns 72 17. Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Policy 77 18. Letter of Recommendation and Proposal for Sanctions 78 19. International Relations 79 20. Communication and Currency Museum 80 21. Financial Education 81 22. Information and Credit Risk Center 84 23. Human Capital 85 PARTE V – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 87 PART VI – Note Appended to the Financial Statements 93 PARTE VII – ANNEXES 171 ANEXO I AUDIT COMMITTEE CERTIFICATION 172 ANEXO II INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT 178 PARTE VIII REGULATIONS 185 PARTE IX ABBREVIATIONS 192
MISSION, VISION AND VALUES OF THE NATIONAL BANK OF ANGOLA • 5
MISSION, VISION AND VALUES OF THE NATIONAL BANK OF ANGOLA
Mission • The Banco Nacional de Angola (BNA) is the central bank of the Republic of Angola and its primary function is to ensure the preservation of the value of the national currency and to participate in the definition of monetary, financial and exchange rate policies. Vision • Be a credible and competent central bank in the strict fulfilment of its institutional mission. Values The values of the National Bank of Angola are:
• Team Spirit - BNA employees work together/united towards a common goal, and share knowledge with loyalty and transparency;
• Transparency - BNA employees, in compliance with their obligations, report to the Government and to the Society without adulterating the truth;
• Integrity - BNA employees demonstrate their capacity to be incorruptible in the exercise of their duties;
• Competence - BNA employees demonstrate the capacity/ability to add value in the resolution of certain issues or tasks that fall within or outside their scope of action;
• Attitude - BNA employees demonstrate the ability to adapt and react to changing scenarios.
Generate Value for the Society 6 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
Message from the Governor
The Angolan economy continues to face major macroeconomic challenges with a recession that has lasted since 2016. In this particular environment, 2019 began with the implementation of a macroeconomic adjustment programme agreed between the Angolan authorities and the International Monetary Fund. With the implementation of this programme, which will last until the year 2021, it is expected to achieve the balance in the fiscal and external accounts and, consequently, the necessary macroeconomic stability to promote economic growth.
Thus, throughout 2019, with the objective of achieving the goals established within the scope of the referred programme and in the exercise of its main attributions and competences, the National Bank of Angola (BNA) sought to carry out a set of measures, decisions, activities, in an effective, efficient and transparent manner. The main guidelines were taken in the three collegial committees, namely the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), which had seven meetings, the Financial Stability Committee (COMEF) with four meetings and the Investment Committee (IC) with three meetings.
In this path, it should be noted that the process of foreign exchange market liberalisation already started in 2018 continued, with several measures being implemented: i) removal of the 2.00% margin on the reference exchange rate, practiced by commercial banks in the marketing of foreign currency in the interbank market and to their customers; ii) creation of a new type of ceiling for the opening of import letters of credit (CDI); iii) adjustments to the methodology for calculating the reference exchange rate; iv) reduction of the overall exchange position of financial institutions; and v) revocation of Notice N. 7/2014, allowing oil companies to again interact with commercial banks in the sale of foreign currency as from January 2nd, 2020.
This gradual easing of the foreign exchange market led to an expected depreciation of the exchange rate, thus converging to an equilibrium that resulted in a sharp reduction in the exchange rate spread and a relative stability of the stock of international reserves. For the first time since 2013, gross international reserves have accumulated. Gross international reserves increased by 6.44% (USD 1.04 million) when compared to USD 16.1 billion at 31 December 2018, reaching USD 17.21 billion at 31 December 2019.
In addition, the National Bank of Angola has consolidated its commitment to best practices in terms of corporate governance, transparency and internal control. In fact, the BNA, in collaboration with other national institutions, revised the Act number 34/11 of December 12th - Act on Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, which was approved at the beginning of 2020. Internally, it created the Corporate Governance Committee and its subcommittees (Risk Management (SGR), Information Technology Governance (SGTI), Human Capital (SCH) and Ethics (SET)).
The National Bank continues to work on the process of innovation of the Angolan Payment System. Thus, the direct debit subsystem was implemented as part of the retail systems. It should be noted that actions are underway to implement the Mobile and Instantaneous Transfer Subsystem, which will provide payment services accessible to the non-banked population anywhere in the national territory, which is a very important step in the integral process of banking and financial inclusion.
In addition to implementing the Mobile and Instantaneous Transfer Subsystem, the BNA has implemented other measures aimed at inclusion and financial education. Mention should be made of the thematic conferences which are held on a monthly basis with the aim of addressing and sharing issues that can contribute towards greater financial inclusion. On the other hand, we have continued to organise financial education fairs aimed at children and adolescents.
With regard to the achievement of a low and stable level of inflation, as enshrined in the Law of the National Bank of Angola, throughout 2019, the CPM monitored the evolution of the economic environment both at a national and international level, on the basis of which it took a number of decisions, including the maintenance of the restrictive course of monetary policy, through a more refined management of liquidity in the system, with recourse to open market operations. Despite an adverse economic environment, economic recession, the introduction of new taxes and tariffs, and the total liberalisation of the exchange rate, which had a significant impact on the depreciation of the national currency, national inflation at the end of the year was 16.90%, lower than in 2018. Message from the Governor of the National Bank of Angola • 7
At the level of the Financial Statements, we managed to substantially reduce the number of reserves of our external auditors from 6 in 2018 to only 1, thus showing an effort and commitment to remedy situations arising from previous years.
In 2020, given the current domestic and international economic climate, affected by the impacts of Covid-19, the central bank, with a view to deepening, diversifying and ensuring the stability of the financial system, will spare no effort to create a healthy environment, favourable to the development of banking institutions and their transformation into an engine for the growth of economic activity in Angola.
Luanda, May 2020
José de Lima Massano
Governor
BOARD OF DIRECTORS • 9
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
(In the center) Governador José de Lima Massano
(To the left of the Governor) Vice-Governor Rui Miguêns de Oliveira
(To the right of the Governor) Vice-Governor Manuel António Tiago Dias
Row from top left to right
Administrator Miguel Bartolomeu Miguel
Administrator Pedro Rodrigo Gonçalves de Castro e Silva
Administrator Beatriz Ferreira de Andrade dos Santos
Administrator Tavares André Cristóvão 10 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The year 2019 was quite challenging in economic terms because of the trade tensions between the United States of America (US) and China that have dragged on since 2018, tensions between the US and Europe, as well as the countries of Latin America, which have greatly affected world trade. On the other hand, the uncertainties surrounding the UK’s exit from the European Union have been an obstacle to more robust economic growth in the Eurozone.
According to estimates by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), uncertainties over trade issues, geopolitical tensions and stress in the main emerging economies continued to affect the world economy, with the industrial and trade sectors in particular. Moreover, the intensification of social unrest in several countries posed new challenges to the world economy. Thus, IMF projections were strongly influenced by the sharp economic decline of emerging economies (Brazil, India, Mexico, Russia and Turkey), as well as by trade tensions between the US and China.
In this context, the IMF, in its World Economic Outlook report of January 2020, revised downwards the growth rate of the world economy for 2019 and 2020 to 2.90% and 3.30% respectively.
In the energy commodities market, crude oil prices fell in 2019 compared to 2018 as a result of increases in US oil production and fears about global demand, which overshadowed supply disruptions and declines in some OPEC member countries, notably Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. Thus, the average price of Brent stood at USD 64.20/barrel, a reduction of 10.57% compared to the previous year (USD 71.79/barrel).
Gross International Reserves increased by 6.44% (USD 1.04 million) when compared to USD 16.17 billion at 31 December 2018, reaching USD 17.21 billion at 31 December 2019. This increase was due to adjustments made to the exchange rate regime, disbursements by the International Monetary Fund of USD 1.50 billion, the issue of Eurobonds in the amount of USD 3 billion in November 2019, as well as the transfer of USD 1 billion from the Sovereign Fund of Angola (FSDEA) in August 2019, within the scope of the Integrated Plan for Intervention in Municipalities (PIIM).
In turn, the import coverage ratio stood at 8.42 months of imports of goods and services, higher than the previous year’s, being above the Southern African Development Community (SADC) convergence target, set at 6 months of imports of goods and services.
Within the scope of monetary and exchange rate policies, the National Bank of Angola (BNA) adopted a set of measures in 2019. These measures allowed inflation to continue its downward trend from 18.60% in 2018 to 16.90% in 2019.
As a result of the continuous deceleration of inflation and the prospect of maintaining this behaviour, the Monetary Policy Committee (CPM) reduced the BNA Rate on two occasions, the first on 25 January, reducing it from 16.50% to 15.75%, maintaining the other rates unchanged. The second on 24 May, where it reduced it by 0.25 p.p., setting it at 15.50%, again keeping the other rates unchanged. However, in October, in an extraordinary session, to ensure the implementation of the second phase of the liberalisation of the foreign exchange market, the CPM decided on a restrictive policy to control the excessive liquidity level of the financial system with a view to minimising the exchange-rate pass-through effect on the prices of goods and services in the economy. To this end, it increased the reserve requirement coefficient in national currency to 22.00%, the seven-day liquidity absorption standing facility rate to 10.00%, while keeping the remaining rates unchanged.
As regards exchange rate policy, several measures were implemented during 2019 to achieve a floating exchange rate regime where the exchange rate is freely defined by the market: (i) Removal of the 2.00% margin on the reference exchange rate, practiced by commercial banks in the marketing of foreign currency in the interbank market and to their customers; (ii) Definition of the maximum annual amount of USD 120 thousand for private exchange operations, except for those related to health and education expenses, which will not be subject to any limits, whenever paid directly to the institutions; (iii) Relaxation of the limits applicable to the various payment instruments for the import of goods; (iv) Reduction of the limit on the foreign exchange position of commercial banks from 5.00% to 2.50%, with effect from 02 January 2020; (v) Cancellation of the acquisition by the BNA of foreign currency from the oil companies, with the latter selling it directly to commercial banks, with effect from 02 January 2020. Executive Summary • 11
In view of these changes, the national currency depreciated considerably in the last quarter of 2019, bringing the accumulated depreciation to 36.00% on the formal market. The exchange rate was fixed at USD/KZ 482.23 at the end of the period and USD/KZ 374.84 on average. The exchange rate differential between the formal and informal markets narrowed from 28.26% in 2018 to 22.97% in 2019.
In order to ensure the stability of the banking system and in compliance with its strategic plan, the BNA carried out the Asset Quality Assessment (AQA) exercise for 13 of the banks, whose aggregate assets represented 92.8% of the total banking system, with reference to 31 December 2018, with the results showing that the Angolan banking system is globally robust.
In turn, the process of revision of the Act No. 34/11 of 12 December - Act on Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing - was completed. In this regard, in order to verify the technical compliance of Angola’s legal framework on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (ML/TF) with the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force, in May 2019, the BNA and the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) began to complete the Technical Compliance Questionnaire, on the basis of which it is hoped to identify some shortcomings for correction.
As part of the innovation process of the Angolan Payment System, the direct debit subsystem was implemented as part of the retail systems. It should be noted that actions to implement the Mobile and Instant Transfer Subsystem, which will provide payment services accessible to the non-banked population anywhere in the country, are underway, which is an important step in the full process of banking and financial inclusion.
The BNA is exposed to financial and non-financial risks, originating from internal and external factors that may jeopardise the achievement of its strategic objectives. In order to mitigate these risks, the institution is committed to a robust risk culture and has implemented a framework that promotes their integrated management.
At the end of 2019, the BNA had a total of 1,967 employees, representing a negative variation of 4.42% in relation to the 2018 workforce. In terms of training and capacity building, 2019 was a year of consolidation of the model defined in 2018, aimed at the continuous development of the workers’ skills, with a view to improving processes and focusing on continuous investment and growth of the workers.
On 31 December 2019, BNA’s assets stood at Kz 11.04 trillion, representing an increase of Kz 3.98 trillion (+56.35%) on 31 December 2018. On the Liabilities side, there was an increase of Kz 3.04 trillion (+49.22%) to Kz 9.22 trillion.
In relation to Equity Capital, which amounts to Kz 1.82 trillion, there was an increase in relation to the previous financial year of Kz 939.35 billion (106.09%).
In 2019, there was a positive result of Kz 90.09 billion, corresponding to an increase of 384.57% over the previous financial year.
The 2019 budget showed a surplus of Kz 336.28 million, reflecting a 54.36% lower than estimated (Kz 618.55 billion). PART I Macroeconomic Context Part I – Macroeconomic Context • 13
1. International Economy 1.1. Estimates for 2019 and 2020 The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its January 2020 World Economic Outlook (WEO) report, revised downwards the growth rate of the world economy for 2019 and 2020 from the October 2019 forecasts by 0.10 p.p. for both years, culminating in projections of 2.90% in 2019 and 3.30% in 2020. However, with the emergence of the coronavirus ou- tbreak in early January 2020, which has greatly affected the Chinese economy, as well as the Euro Zone economies, it is expected that the projections will be revised downwards again by the IMF at its next WEO.
For 2019, uncertainties over trade issues, geopolitical tensions and stress in the main emerging economies continued to affect the world economy, with the industrial and trade sectors in particular In addition, the intensification of social unrest in several countries has posed new challenges to the world economy and climate change has caused several natural disasters, ranging from hurricanes in the Caribbean, drought and fires in Australia, floods in the East and drou- ghts in the south of Africa.
Thus, IMF projections were strongly influenced by the sharp economic decline of emerging economies (Brazil, India, Mexico, Russia and Turkey), as well as trade tensions between the United States of America (US) and China.
In the emerging and developing economies, India was the country that most affected the group, as a result of weaker than expected domestic demand, as well as stress in the financial market and a decline in credit growth. Thus, it is esti- mated for 2019 that the Indian economy grew 4.80%, below the growth rate of the previous year. For 2020, an improve- ment with a growth rate of 5.80% was expected, which would be supported by fiscal stimuli, as well as more moderate oil prices in international markets, however, since the appearance of the coronavirus outbreak, it is expected that its exports, like those of the other emerging countries, to advanced countries, will reduce due to weak external demand.
In China, there was an economic slowdown in the course of 2019, with the IMF estimating a growth rate of 6.10%, below the 2018 growth rate of 6.60%, as a result of trade tensions with the US, with tax applications on products from both countries. For 2020, the Chinese economy is expected to remain under pressure, not only because of trade disputes with the US and financial system regulation issues, but also because of the emergence of the coronavirus outbreak (Covid-19). With the emergence of this virus, there has already been a sharp reduction in industrial activity and a reduction in the services sector, jeopardising the growth of the Asian giant.
For the Euro Zone, growth of 1.20% is forecast, below the 1.90% in 2018, with the German economy slowing down due to the fall in industrial production. In addition, political uncertainties in Spain affected domestic demand and exports in 2019. With regard to 2020, the IMF projected growth slightly above the previous year, reaching a rate of 1.30%, where an improvement in domestic consumption was predicted, but since the countries of Europe have been devastated by the coronavirus, especially Italy, which has decreed quarantine for the whole country, it is expected that the other European countries will take similar or even more drastic measures to contain the outbreak of the virus, which could affect the growth of the European bloc in that year.
In the US, a growth rate of 2.30% is estimated for 2019, lower than in 2018 (2.90%), but above the forecasts for 2020 (2.00%). This economic slowdown in 2019 is the result of a return to a neutral fiscal policy and a reduction in the further easing of financial conditions1 by the US government.
In sub-Saharan Africa, the growth rate for 2019 is estimated at 3.30% as a result, on the one hand, of the better per- formance of the Nigerian economy, which in turn is influenced by the improvement in its oil production, which in recent years has been severely damaged by terrorist attacks. On the other hand, the solid growth of 20 other economies in the region (45% of the region’s total GDP) also contributed as a result of their higher level of diversification in relation to the others. IMF expects the region’s main economy, South Africa, to grow by 0.40% in 2019 as a result of structural constraints and deteriorating public finances, but data released by the South African Department of Statistics point to an even lower growth rate of around 0.20%. Ethiopia is also noteworthy, where the vulnerabilities caused by the level
1 The American government had adopted policies to encourage investment, with tax incentives such as tax cuts and reductions, which attracted many companies, mainly those in the car industry, but the effect of these policies on the American economy is already at a neutral stage. 14 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
of public debt were the main obstacles to the country’s growth. However, for the year 2020, the IMF forecasts a growth rate of 3.50% for the region.
In short, the risks to the world economy remain high. Geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran could lead to inter- ruptions of oil supply from the Middle East on the world market and weaken possible future investments. The high rates imposed between the US, China and Europe, which have greatly affected world trade and the emergence of Covid-19 around the world, could pose strong challenges for global growth.
TABLE 1: WORLD GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
2018 2019 2020 GDP growth (%) Estimates Estimates Forecasts World economy 3,60 2,90 3,30 Advanced Economies 2,20 1,70 1,60 USA 2,90 2,30 2,00 Euro Zone 1,90 1,20 1,30 Japan 0,30 1,00 0,70 United Kingdom 1,40 1,50 1,60 Emerging and developing economies 4,50 3,70 4,40 Russia 2,30 1,10 1,90 China 6,60 6,10 6,00 India 6,80 4,80 5,80 Brazil 1,30 1,20 2,20 Sub-Saharan Africa 3,20 3,30 3,50 Nigeria 1,90 2,30 2,50 South Africa 0,80 0,40 0,80
Note:(E) Estimates Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (Update), January 2020
1.2. Conjuncture of 2019 OThe year 2019 was already proving to be a difficult year in economic terms, with trade tensions between the USA and China, which have dragged on since 2018, tensions between the USA and Europe and with Latin American countries (Mexico and Argentina), which have greatly affected world trade. In turn, uncertainties over the UK’s exit from the European Union have been an obstacle to more robust economic growth in the Eurozone.
There have been a number of US tariff impositions on Chinese as well as European products. In addition, the US withdrew India from the preferential trade programme known as the Generalized System of Preferences, which gives developing coun- tries easy access to the US market and reduces US taxes on their exports.
At the same pace of tariff imposition, the U.S. announced the refund of import tariffs on aluminium and steel from Argentina and Brazil, accusing both countries of premeditated depreciation of their currencies, damaging the competitiveness of U.S. companies in international markets.
In Europe, they applied tariffs of 10.00% and 25.00% on imports, worth USD 7.5 billion, especially on imports of Airbus aircra- ft, due to the 15-year stalemate over European countries’ favouritism over the European company, thus hindering the sales of its direct competitor, the American company, Boeing.
The implementation of trade tariffs by the US to its trading partners followed by retaliatory measures by the latter led to a decline in global trade and industrial production, which led the IMF to revise its downward perspective on world trade to 2.50% in 2019 and 3.70% in 2020.
In the industrial sector, there was a decline in production in the largest economies, particularly in the Euro Zone, influenced in turn by the poor performance of the German economy, which was affected by the reduction of new orders, mainly in the steel industries. Part I – Macroeconomic Context • 15
The uncertainty, in the lack of agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union, about the “Brexit”, was ano- ther reason that affected investors’ confidence in the European market, with the various requests for postponement, accom- panied by the political crisis that took place in the United Kingdom, with former Prime Minister Theresa May resigning after the rejection in the House of Lords of her exit programme. This event increased fears of an exit without agreement, which would make trade and financial relations between the United Kingdom and the other countries of the Eurozone more difficult.
With the international environment characterized by uncertainties and fears, the central banks of the main economies chan- ged the course of their monetary policies, the US Federal Reserve (Fed) made three cuts in its rate over the year, to the range of 1.50% to 1.75% in 2019 and in 2020, in March, made another cut of 50 basis points, to the range of 1.00% to 1.25%. As for the European Central Bank (ECB), it resumed its asset purchase programme (quantitative easing) on 1 November 2019 with a monthly value of EUR 20 billion. In turn, the People’s Bank of China also acted actively to revive the economy weakened by the trade war with the US, having made at the end of the year three cuts in the coefficients of the compulsory reserves, increasing the liquidity of the system.
The US dollar showed a tendency to appreciate throughout 2019, as it served as a refuge for investors throughout the year, as a result of the uncertainties resulting from the worsening of trade tensions that led to poor economic performance in the main advanced economies and emerging countries.
1.3. Commodities Market 1.3.1. Energy Commodities In 2019, crude oil prices fell compared to 2018, reflecting the increase in oil production in the US and fears about the evolution of world demand, which overshadowed interruptions and decreases in supply in some OPEC member countries, mainly Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.
Throughout the year, the oil market was also influenced by the trade war between the United States and China, the impasse over the “Brexit”, the political crisis in Italy and the escalation of the conflict between the US and Iran, which contributed to increased uncertainty, leading to a reduction in investment worldwide.
In average terms, the price of Brent was 64.20 USD/barrel, a reduction of 10.57% on the previous year (71.79 USD/barrel). In relation to the price of Angolan branches, which has as a reference the behaviour of Brent, its average annual price was 64.99 USD/barrel. As for the WTI, its price, in annual average terms, was around 56.31 USD/barrel.
CHART 1: ENERGY COMMODITIES PRICES
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84
74
64
USD/barrel 54
44
34
24 dec/16 feb/17 apr/17 jun/17 oct/17 dec/17 feb/18 apr/18 jun/18 oct/18 dec/18 feb/19 apr/19 jun/19 oct/19 dec/19 aug/17 aug/18 aug/19
BRENT WTI Source: Bloomberg 16 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
1.3.2. Food Commodities In 2019, the food price index of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) closed the year at an average of 171.21 points, reaching the highest level since December 2014, representing an increase of 1.83% over the previous year. This increase was supported by strong increases in the prices of vegetable oils, sugar and dairy products.
CHART 2: FOOD COMMODITIES PRICES 350
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Points 200
150
100 dec/16 feb/17 apr/17 jun/17 oct/17 dec/17 feb/18 apr/18 jun/18 oct/18 dec/18 feb/19 apr/19 jun/19 oct/19 dec/19 aug/17 aug/18 aug/19
FAO Food Price Index Meat price index Dairy price index Cereal price index Oil price index Sugar price index Source: FAO
The price of sugar increased due to higher oil prices in the last quarter of 2019, which encouraged Brazilian factories to produce more ethanol at the expense of sugar, reducing the supply of sugar to the world market. In turn, the increase in oil and fat prices was influenced by the increase in the price of palm oil due to strong demand, mainly from the biodiesel sector, coinciding with forecasts of supply shortages. While dairy product prices were influenced upwards on the one hand by the rising price of cheese due to strong world demand at a time when availability in the European Union and Oceania was lower. Already at the end of 2019, the rise in the price of skimmed-milk powder, driven by a tightening of supply, mainly from the European Union, also contributed further to the increase in the dairy price index.
2. National Economy 2.1. Real Sector 2.1.1. Economic Activity In 2019, the economic activity continued its contractionary trend which began in 2016, however, there was a smaller contraction in relation to the previous year, as a result of a less sharp drop in oil production.
Thus, the most recent estimates set out in the General State Budget for 2020 (OGE 2020) reveal a growth rate of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019 of 1.10% less when the previous year was 1.20% less, justified by the contraction in oil activity of around 5.20% and the expansion of non-oil activity by around 0.60%.
The trend of contraction in oil activity in 2019 is related to the lack of investment in exploration, observed mainly in the period from 2015 to 2017, which continues to impact the sector’s production, leading to an economic recession since 2016. Also noteworthy in the year under review was the occurrence of operational problems, such as the closure of some wells, resulting from scheduled and unscheduled stoppages, with emphasis on Block 3/05, Block 15, Block 15/06, Block 17 and Block 32.
As for the evolution of non-oil activity, this was mainly associated with the fall in economic activity in the energy sectors from 22.30% in 2018 to 10.70% in 2019 and in the manufacturing industry with 3.60% less when last year it registered a positive figure of 4.60%. Part I – Macroeconomic Context • 17
The less dynamic activity in the energy sector was largely the result of the slight increase in electricity generation capacity, reflecting the poor execution of new projects to increase already existing installed capacity, as well as to improve the distribution network in order to contribute to the development of the economy’s value chain. In turn, the contraction in manufacturing activity resulted from the limited acquisition of raw materials and spare parts and also from the non-appearance of new units.
PANEL 1: GROWTH RATE REAL GDP AND REAL GDP GROWTH RATES BY SECTORS OF ACTIVITY
Real GDP growth rate (%) Real GDP growth rate by activity sectors (%) 2
0 Others Mercantile Services
-2 Energy
Construction -4 Manufacturing Iindustry
-6 Oil Diamonds and others
-8 Fisheries and related products
Agriculture -10 Total GDP Oil Sector Non-oil Sector -25,00-15,00-5,00 5,00 15,00 25,00 35,00 45,00
2016 2017 2018 (Estimate) 2019 (Estimate) 2016 2017 2018 2019 Source: INE (2016-2018) and OGE (2019)
It is estimated that in 2019, the sectors that mitigated the level of economic recession were the diamond sector, which went from 6.30% less to 17.90% more and the market services sector (due to the weight of this sector in the composition of GDP) with 0.50% compared to 0.21% less in 2018.
TABLE 2: GDP PERCENTUAL STRUCTURE (PRICES OF 2002)
Percentage Structure (%) 2016 2017 2018E 2019E Primary Sector (%) 31,37 30,39 29,72 36,96 Agriculture 5,78 6,27 6,42 5,72 Fisheries and related products 3,44 3,76 3,16 2,54 Diamonds and others 0,64 0,67 0,54 0,90 Oil 21,51 19,70 19,59 27,80 Secondary Sector (%) 20,64 22,51 21,87 19,91 Manufacturing Iindustry 5,64 6,73 7,12 6,24 Construction 14,48 15,21 14,18 13,14 Energy 0,52 0,58 0,57 0,53 Tertiary Sector (%) 47,99 47,09 48,41 43,13 Mercantile Services 38,56 38,49 38,96 34,65 Others 9,43 8,61 9,45 8,48 Source: INE and OGE
With regard to the weight of each sector in the GDP structure, in the year under review the primary sector’s weight increased from 29.72% to 36.96%, explained by the performance of the oil and diamond sectors. It should also be noted that the other two sectors (secondary and tertiary) saw reductions in their weights, as shown in Table 2 above.
It should be noted that although the weight of the tertiary sector decreased in the period under review, it continues to be the sector with the highest weight in the total GDP structure and most dependent on imports, reflecting the imperative need to intensify the diversification of the economy. 18 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
2.1.2. Prices In 2019, the growth rate of the National Consumer Price Index (CPIPI) decreased from 18.60% in 2018 to 16.90% in the period under analysis. This performance was justified by the reduction in the contribution of most of the classes in its basket, with the exception of class 01. “Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages”, which increased its contribution from 7.19 p.p. to 8.65 p.p.
In this context, the disinflationary process that began in 2017 was maintained, allowing the inflation target for 2019 to be achieved (17.73%), notwithstanding the increase in the electricity tariff, the introduction of Value Added Tax (VAT) and the Special Consumer Tax (IEC), combined with the sharp exchange rate depreciation that occurred in the last quarter of 2019. This performance was underpinned by the monetary and exchange rate policy measures adopted by the BNA, which, on the one hand, aimed at more efficient control of liquidity in the economy and, on the other, the elimination of all distortions that obstructed the transmission channels of monetary policy. In addition to these measures, there was an improvement in BNA’s communication with economic agents and a loss of financial availability for families, which caused less inflationary pressure from the demand side.
TABLE 3: CONTRIBUTION AND VARIATION OF EXPENDITURE CLASSES TO THE CPI
Annual Contribution (p.p.) Annual Variation (%) Expense Class Weights Difference 2018 (p.p.) 2019 (p.p.) 2018 2019 (2019-2018) 01. Non-alcoholic Food and Beverages 47,11 02. Alcoholic drinks and tobacco 2,13 0,46 0,45 -0,01 17,77 17,67 03. Clothing and footwear 6,39 1,80 1,37 -0,43 25,36 18,23 04. Housing, Water, Electricity. gas and fuel 10,77 2,39 1,08 -1,31 28,29 11,86 05. Furniture, Household appl.and maintenance 6,59 1,45 1,26 -0,19 20,35 17,40 06. Health 3,50 1,07 0,96 -0,11 23,24 20,00 07. Transport 7,68 1,04 0,77 -0,28 15,59 11,78 08. Communications 3,19 0,03 0,03 0,00 1,22 1,30 09. Leisure, recreation and culture 2,26 0,48 0,43 -0,05 22,01 19,08 10. Education 1,89 0,29 0,04 -0,25 14,46 1,99 11. Hotels, cafes and restaurants 3,13 0,55 0,53 -0,02 17,84 17,34 12. Miscellaneous goods and services 5,36 1,85 1,33 -0,52 26,40 17,83 National Inflation 18,60 16,90 -1,70 18,60 16,90
Source: INE
Regarding the accumulated variation by class, in the year under analysis, the highest rate of price variation was observed in class 06. “Health” (20.00%), justified by the increase observed in the prices of pharmaceutical products, especially strong bactrim (36.12%), vitamin B complex (33.21%) and paracetamol (30.60%), followed by class 09. “Leisure Recreation and Culture” (19.08%), mainly explained by the increase in the prices of colour TV (25.10%), toys (22.96%) and car radio (21.86%). The third highest rate was recorded in class 01. “Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages” (19.00%), where the biggest increases occurred in the prices of ice cream (44.55%), massango flour (44.09%) and wholemeal bread (38.38%).
As for the contribution by class in the accumulated variation of the NICP, class 01 stands out. “Food and Non-Alcoholic Beve- rages” is the largest contributor (8.65 p.p.), followed by class 03. “Clothing and Footwear” (1.37 p.p.) and class 12. “Miscella- neous Goods and Services” (1.33 p.p.). With regard to the representativity of the classes in the variation of the IPCN, it should be noted, essentially, the increase in the representation of class 01. “Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages” with 51.18% when last year it was 38.65%. Part I – Macroeconomic Context • 19
PANEL 2: CONTRIBUTION AND REPRESENTATIVENESS OF EXPENSE CLASSES IN INFLATION Contribution of Classes on year on year Inflation Representativeness of classes which has most contributed for the Inflation in terms of 12 months 60,00 60
40,00 40 In p.p. In % 20,00 20
- 0 jun/17 jun/18 jun/19 oct/17 oct/18 oct/19 feb/17 apr/17 feb/18 apr/18 feb/19 apr/19 jun/17 jun/18 jun/19 dec/16 dec/17 dec/18 dec/19 aug/17 aug/18 aug/19 dec/16 sep/17 dec/17 sep/18 dec/18 sep/19 dec/19 mar/17 mar/18 mar/19 Miscellaneous goods and services Food Non-alcoh. beverages Hotels, cafes and restaurants Education Alcoh. Beverages and tobacco Leisure, recreation and culture Communication Clothing and footwear Transport Housing, Water, Elect. gas and fuel Health Furniture, Household appl. maintenance Furniture, Household appl. maintenance Housing, Water, Elect. gas and fuel Clothing and footwear Health Alcoh. Beverages and tobacco Miscellaneous goods and services Food Non-alcoh. beverages
Fonte: INE
The increase in the variation of class 01. “Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages” in the year in question may have resulted from the reduction of food imports, in value, by around 21.06%2 compared to the previous year, as a result, on the one hand, of the depreciation of the national currency, resulting from the flexibility of the foreign exchange market, and on the other hand, of the acceleration of food prices on the international market, by around 1.83% compared to a decrease of 3.52% in 2018. It should also be noted that the fall in food imports should be in line with the Executive’s programme aimed at boosting domestic production and reducing imports of the products that make up the basic food basket.
The analysis of the variation by province, allows us to highlight that the largest price variations, in 2019, were seen in the province of Bengo with 20.90%, Huambo with 19.70% and Huila with 19.64%. The province of Bié with 14.43%, Benguela with 15.71% and Namibe with 16.44% showed the smallest price variations.
As for the contribution by province, Luanda with 10.50 p.p. contributed the most, followed by the provinces of Benguela with 1.25 p.p. and Huíla with 1.16 p.p. Of the provinces with the lowest contributions, Bengo with 0.10 p.p., Zaire with 0.12 p.p. and Lunda Sul with 0.14 p.p. were the most significant.
TABLE 4: CONTRIBUTION AND VARIATION OF EXPENDITURE CLASSES TO THE IPCN
Annual Contribution (p.p.) Annual Variation (%) Provinces Weights Difference Provinces Difference 2018 2019 2018 2019 (2019-2018) (2019-2018) 01. Luanda 63,06 11,49 10,50 -1,00 01. Bengo 24,26 20,90 -3,36 02. Benguela 8,18 1,44 1,25 -0,19 02. Huambo 17,28 19,70 2,42 03. Huíla 6,07 0,98 1,16 0,18 03. Huíla 16,18 19,64 3,46 04. Cuanza Sul 3,07 0,66 0,55 -0,10 04. Cuanza Norte 20,32 18,94 -1,38 05. Huambo 2,67 0,46 0,51 0,05 05. Uíge 20,16 18,75 -1,41 06. Malange 2,28 0,59 0,39 -0,20 06. Cuando Cubango 14,83 18,72 3,89 07. Cabinda 2,20 0,39 0,36 -0,03 07. Cuanza Sul 21,45 18,53 -2,92 08. Uíge 2,16 0,44 0,40 -0,04 08. Moxico 22,52 18,25 -4,27 09. Moxico 1,55 0,35 0,28 -0,07 09. Lunda Norte 25,26 17,70 -7,57 10. Cunene 1,37 0,34 0,23 -0,11 10. Lunda Sul 17,74 17,65 -0,09 11. Lunda Norte 1,37 0,35 0,24 -0,11 11. Malange 25,73 17,60 -8,12 12. Namibe 1,14 0,20 0,18 -0,02 12. Zaire 23,27 17,35 -5,92 13. Bié 1,02 0,17 0,14 -0,02 13. Cunene 25,01 17,28 -7,73 14. Cuando Cubango 0,99 0,15 0,18 0,03 14. Luanda 18,21 17,06 -1,15 15. Cuanza Norte 0,87 0,18 0,16 -0,02 15. Cabinda 17,74 16,67 -1,07 16. Lunda Sul 0,81 0,14 0,14 0,00 16. Namibe 17,51 16,44 -1,07 17. Zaire 0,69 0,16 0,12 -0,04 17. Benguela 17,58 15,71 -1,87 18. Bengo 0,51 0,12 0,10 -0,02 18. Bié 16,36 14,43 -1,92 Annual inflation 18,60 16,90 -1,70 Source: INE
2 2019 Preliminary Asset Account 20 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
The Wholesale Price Index (IPG), in 2019, recorded an upward trend, showing an accumulated change at the end of the year of 18.92%, an increase of 2.06 p.p. compared to 2018 (16.86%). This performance was due to the increase in the pace of growth of prices of domestic products (from 17.85% in 2018 to 22.10% in 2019) and imported products (from 16.59% in 2018 to 18.07% in 2019).
The analysis of the IPG by sections shows that the fisheries section recorded the greatest price variation (29.72%) within domestic products and is in line with the fall in fishing activity exposed in the point above. Among imported products, the Agriculture, Animal Production, Hunting and Forestry section with the highest inflation (30.63%) is the highlight.
PANEL 3: WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX (IPG)
Monthly and Year - on - year variation of IPG (%) IPG Variation - national vs. imported products (%)
2 35 35 30 30 25 25 20 20 1 15 15 10 10
5 Homologous variation 5 0 0 0 FEB/17 FEB/18 FEB/19 FEB/17 FEB/18 FEB/19 DEC/16 DEC/17 DEC/18 DEC/19 APR/17 OCT/17 APR/18 OCT/18 APR/19 OCT/19 DEC/16 APR/17 OCT/17 DEC/17 APR/18 OCT/18 DEC/18 APR/19 OCT/19 DEC/19 JUN/17 JUN/18 JUN/19 JUN/17 JUN/18 JUN/19 AUG/17 AUG/18 AUG/19 AUG/17 AUG/18 AUG/19
Monthly IPG Year-on-year IPG (right axis) IPG (National Products) IPG (Imported Products) Source: INE
2.2. Fiscal sector 2.2.1. Primary Market of Government Securities The issue of Treasury securities in national currency in 2019 stood at Kz 698.84 billion (78.63% of the volume programmed by the Treasury), of which Kz 401.64 billion in Treasury Bills (BT) and Kz 297.20 billion in Treasury Bonds (OT). The volume of Treasury bond issues in national currency was significantly lower than in 2018, at around 53.25%. These issues were mainly aimed at the payment of 65.06% of the domestic debt service.
PANEL 4: ISSUANCE AND REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES IN 2019 Issues Redemptions 140 000 350 000 120 000 300 000 100 000 250 000 80 000 200 000
60 000 Kz millions 150 000 Kz millions 40 000 100 000 20 000 50 000 0 0 jul/19 jul/19 jan/19 jun/19 jan/19 jun/19 oct/19 oct/19 feb/19 apr/19 feb/19 apr/19 sep/19 nov/19 dec/19 sep/19 nov/19 dec/19 aug/19 aug/19 mar/19 mar/19 may/19 may/19
BT OT BT OT Source: BNA
On the other hand, payments by the National Treasury arising from the redemption of public securities in 2019 totalled Kz 2.11 trillion, of which Kz 803.87 billion for Treasury Bill redemptions and Kz 1.31 trillion for Treasury Bond redemp- tions. Compared to 2018, the volume of domestic public debt service securities was 47.75% lower, mainly due to the reduction in the volume of short-term issues in 2019. Part I – Macroeconomic Context • 21
The stock of public securities at 31 December 2019 stood at Kz 10.50 trillion, of which around Kz 225.45 billion (2.15%) in Treasury Bills and Kz 10.28 trillion (97.85%) in Treasury Bonds. Compared to 2018, there was an increase in the stock in 2019 of about 31.98%, mainly influenced by the effect of exchange rate depreciation.
The net effect of issues of Treasury Bonds (BT and OT) on liquidity was expansionist in Kz 1.41 trillion, as a result of the volume of redemptions and interest payments during the year being higher than the volume of issues.
CHART 3: STOCK OF SECURITIES IN 2019 12 000
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BT OT Source: BNA
With regard to interest rates on the primary market for Treasury Bills, they fell across all maturities, showing a downward trend during the first quarter of the period under review, and remained constant until the end of the year, except for the 91-day maturity which fell sharply at the end of the third quarter.
Thus, at the end of 2019, the average nominal interest rates for Treasury Bills stood at 12.07%, 12.00% and 14.68% for maturities of 91, 182 and 364 days, respectively. In comparison with the previous year, nominal rates for short-term securities fell by 1.53 p.p., 5.05 p.p. and 4.37 p.p., respectively. PANEL 5: GOVERNMENT BOND MARKET INTEREST RATES IN 2019
25,00% 25,00% 23,00% 23,00% 21,00% 21,00% 19,00% 19,00% 17,00% 17,00% 15,00% 15,00% 13,00% 13,00% 11,00% 11,00% 9,00% 9,00% 7,00% 7,00% 5,00% 5,00% feb/16 feb/17 feb/18 feb/19 feb/16 feb/17 feb/18 feb/19 nov/16 nov/17 nov/18 nov/19 nov/16 nov/17 nov/18 nov/19 aug/16 aug/17 aug/18 aug/19 aug/16 aug/17 aug/18 aug/19 may/16 may/17 may/18 may/19 may/16 may/17 may/18 may/19
OT-NR 2 years OT-NR 3 years BT 91 days BT 182 days OT-NR 4 years OT-NR 5 years OT-NR OT 1,5 years OT-NR OT 6 years 10,00%
9,50% 9,00% 8,50% 8,00%
7,50% 7,00%
6,50% 6,00% 5,50%
5,00% fev/16 fev/17 fev/18 fev/19 nov/16 nov/17 nov/18 nov/19 mai/16 ago/16 mai/17 ago/17 mai/18 ago/18 mai/19 ago/19
OT-TXC 2 years OT-TXC 6 years
OT-TXC 7 years OT-TXC 5 years Source: BNA 22 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
Regarding medium and long-term National Treasury securities, namely Treasury Bonds in national currency indexed to the exchange rate, there were only operations in maturities of 6 and 7 years, with interest rates remaining unchanged at 5.25% and 5.50%, respectively. In relation to non-adjustable Treasury Bonds in local currency, interest rates were 20.00% (-1.00 p.p.), 22.25% (+0.25 p.p.), 23.25% (+0.25 p.p.) and 23.00% (-1.00 p.p.) in maturities of 1.5 years, 2 years, 3 years and 4 years, respectively. Part I – Macroeconomic Context • 23
PART II ANGOLAN BANKING SYSTEM 24 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
3. Performance of the Angolan Banking System
The persistent adverse macroeconomic environment has imposed several challenges on the banking sector, in particular the contribution to strengthen the credibility of the financial system, the promotion of credit to the productive sector of the economy, the strengthening of the regulatory framework within the scope of corporate governance and internal control system, CB/FT, the effective implementation of risk-based supervision, as well as the maintenance of stability, solidity and resilience of the financial system.
In this regard, with the objective of carrying out a comprehensive, robust and independent assessment of the risks inherent in the banks’ activities, in compliance with the BNA’s strategic plan, the Asset Quality Assessment (AQA) exercise was carried out for 13 banks in the system, whose aggregate assets represented 92.8% of the total banking system as at 31 December 2018, the results showed that the banking system is globally robust.
However, in order to mitigate the high credit risk, it urged the need for some banks to increase their credit impairment, with a negative impact on the performance of the banking sector, above all, negative results which in turn reduced the solvency of the banking sector, while remaining above the regulatory limit (10.00%).
3.1. Composition of the Banking System At the end of 2019, 26 financial banks were authorised to operate in the Angolan financial system, compared to 27 in 2018, of which 3 were public banks, 17 private domestic banks, 5 subsidiaries of foreign banks and 1 branch. In the last three years, there has been a decrease in the number of banks operating in the market, essentially due to the strengthening of the BNA’s intervention and supervision role in line with best international practices, with the main objective of ensuring stability in the financial system.
CHART 4: BANKING FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN OPERATION
30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 2016 2017 2018 2019
Source: BNA
3.2. Banking System Activity At the end of the 2019 financial year, Banking System Assets were valued at around Kz 15.76 trillion, an increase of around Kz 2.86 trillion (22.21%) compared with the same period of the previous year, mainly influenced by an increase of 57.90% in investments in central banks and other credit institutions.
Assets denominated in foreign currency showed a higher representation with 51.50% and also a higher increase of Kz 1.78 trillion (28.14%) against Kz 1.08 trillion (16.48%) of assets in national currency, associated with the sharp depreciation of the national currency that occurred throughout 2019. Part II – Angolan Banking System • 25
With the economic slowdown continuing, the aggregate asset structure of the banking sector remained similar to that recor- ded in 2018. Thus, although it slowed down (15.07% compared to 27.84% in the same period of the previous year), the increa- se in funding for the State continued, via securities, remaining the largest item of banking assets, accounting for 32.46%, to the detriment of investments in credits3 , which accounted for 31.28%. However, it should be noted that credit in the payment system was the only asset item that recorded a negative variation (27.10%).
Chart 5:STRUCTURE OF TOTAL ASSETS
Other fixed assets 18,00 30,00%
26,11% Commercial and industrial inventories and advances to 16,00 suppliers 25,00% Other assets
14,00 22,21%
20,55% Net Credit
12,00 20,00% Foreign exchange operations
10,00 Credits in the payment Kz Billion 15,00% system 8,00 Hedge derivatives with positive fair value
6,00 10,00% Securities
4,00 Applications in central banks and other credit institutions 5,00%
2,00 Cash and availabilities 1,15%
- 0,00% Annual Variation of Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 Source: BNA
Bad debts were significantly worsened, rising 42.45% on the previous year, standing at Kz 1.60 trillion. Since mid-2014, when structural imbalances began in the Angolan economy until the year 2019, the level of default tripled, i.e. there was a worsening of around 336%. This worsening was mainly due to an increase in the level of domestic public debt, currency depreciation and deficiencies in credit risk control policy.
Chart 6: BAD DEBTS OVER TOTAL LOANS
6,00 35,00%
30,00% 5,00
25,00% 4,00
20,00% 3,00
Billion 15,00% 2,00 10,00%
1,00 5,00%
- 0,00% 2017 2018 2019
Gross Credit Bad Credit Ratio of Default Source: BNA
3 Total gross credit 26 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
Total liabilities of the banking sector amounted to around Kz 14.12 trillion, an increase of Kz 3.04 trillion (27.45%), mainly influenced by the increase in customer resources and other loans by around Kz 2.35 trillion (24.97%). This remains the main source of funds for financial institutions, with a weight of 83.35% of total liabilities, corresponding to Kz 11.77 trillion, of which 53.19% represented term deposits, with an increase of Kz 1.64 trillion (35.46%), higher than the increase of Kz 735.14 billion (15.87%) in sight deposits.
In relation to the sector of economic activity, the banking sector registered greater deposits in the sectors of “Individuals” (29.55%), Real Estate Activities, Rentals and Services Rendered to Employees” (21.28%), “Wholesale and Retail Trade” (11.54%) and “Other Collective, Social and Personal Services Activities” (9.81%). Chart 7:TOTAL LIABILITIES STRUCTURE Technical provisions 16 30,00% 27,45% Provisions
14 24,14% 25,00% Commercial and industrial suppliers Other liabilities 12 19,78% 20,00% Advances from customers
10 Subordinate liabilities 15,00% Foreign exchange operations (P) 8
10,00% Bonds in the payment Kz Billion system 6 Hedge derivatives with negative fair value 5,00% Financial liabilities at fair value 4 through profit or loss -0,75% Responsibilities represented 0,00% by securities 2 Resources from central banks and other credit institutions
0 -5,00% Customer resources and other loans 2016 2017 2018 2019 Var. Annual Liabilities
In recent years, the banking sector has continued to show positive results, despite the economic slowdown. These results were mainly achieved by foreign exchange gains, reaching in 2018 a significant increase of about Kz 363.04 billion (173.61%), which provided a sharp growth of 105.20% in banking income. Meanwhile, with the exchange rate regime changes that began in the first quarter of 2018 and the subsequent liberalisation of the exchange rate in the last quarter of 2019, in the period under review several banks saw a decrease in their foreign exchange income, with a slight increase in net operating income (3.01%).
Associated to this and to the results of the second Assets Quality Assessment, there was the need for some banks to reinforce their credit impairment, thus leading to a loss of Kz 117.49 billion for the banking sector.
Gráfico 8: Resultados 1 600 80%
1 400 70% 1 200 60% 1 000 50% 800 40% 600 Kz Thousand millions 30% 400 20% 200 0 10% 2016 2017 2018 2019 -200 0%
Net income for the year Financial Margin
Banking product Financial margin/banking product (right axis) Part II – Angolan Banking System • 27
3.3. Main Indicators of the Banking System Considering the volume of non-performing loans in December 2019, the default ratio worsened from 26.97% to 32.40%. As a result, appetite for credit risk remained limited and against this background, the transformation ratio remained on a downward trend, falling from 44.15% to 41.88%.
As an effect of the negative results recorded in the period, both ROE (Return on Equity) and ROA (Return on Assets) were negative, with a sharp drop from 27.78% to 5.09% and from 4.74% to 0.82%, respectively.
The capacity of the banking sector to cover short-term liabilities in national currency increased from 20.11% to 25.40%, to the detriment of immediate liquidity in foreign currency, which fell from 35.51% to 32.78%.
Panel 6: IMMEDIATE LIQUIDITY RATIO AND TRANSFORMATION RATIO Transformation ratio (Kz billion) 40 Immediate liquidity ratios 12 60 11 30 10 50 9 8 40 7 20 6 30 % 5 4 20 10 3 2 10 1 0 0 - 2016 2017 2018 2019 2016 2017 2018 2019
Immediate liquidity FC (Level 1) Total gross credit Immediate liquidity NC (Level 1) Total Deposits Total gross credit/total deposits (right axis) Immediate liquidity NC and FC (Level 1)
With regard to the solvency ratio, after recording a sharp growth of 6.82 p.p. in 2018, due to the increase in the share capital paid up by banks, under Notice No. 02/2018 of 2 March, there was a decrease of 2.41 p.p. in 2019, due to the negative results recorded in the period. However, the banking sector remained solid and robust with capital levels above the regulatory limit.
CHART 9: REGULATORY SOLVENCY RATIO
2,50 30,00%
25,00% 2,00
20,00% 1,50
15,00% Kz Billion 1,00 10,00%
0,50 5,00%
- 0,00% 2016 2017 2018 2019
Regulatory Own Funds Regulatory Solvency Ratio 28 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
4. Performance of the Non-Banking Financial System Angolan
The promotion of non-banking financial institutions (IFNB) represents a challenge for the Angolan financial system, highlighting among other aspects, the promotion of the micro-business segment, the fight against poverty, the promotion of micro-finan- ce, the adequate adoption of international accounting standards, the implementation of risk-based supervision, aggregating quantitative and qualitative information on the risks to which institutions are exposed, thus contributing to the strengthening of the credibility and robustness of the Angolan financial system.
The performance of the non-banking financial system was also affected by the current macroeconomic environment, thus impacting on the volume of foreign exchange operations, remittances, microcredits granted, as well as the ability of microen- trepreneurs, individuals and companies to repay loans, factors that contributed to the deceleration of loans granted and the increase in bad credit from microcredits.
4.1. Composition of the Non-Banking System The main areas of activity of the institutions under the supervision of the BNA are foreign exchange (purchase and sale of foreign currency), remittances (sending and receiving money to and from abroad) and micro-credit activity. There are 67 bu- reaux de change in activity, with a total of 119 branches, 17 micro-credit companies, with 45 branches, 12 payment service companies, with 24 branches and 1 credit cooperative, with only one branch. As for the geographical distribution, most of the NBFI’s are based in Luanda, with a representation of about 85%, followed by the province of Cabinda with 9%, Benguela and Uíge with 6% each.
In contrast to 2018, the non-banking financial sector registered a decrease in its performance, on the one hand justified by the inactivity of some NBFI’s, resulting from the scarcity of foreign currency in recent years, consequently reducing the activity of these institutions, on the other hand, and more evident, by the sharp loss of purchasing power, resulting from the depreciation of the currency.
It should also be noted that the flow of immigrants in the period under review has decreased sharply.
4.2. Activity of the Non-banking Financial System In view of the economic situation in recent years, the non-banking sector has been recording a sharp decline in the purchase of foreign currency and, consequently, in its sale.
In the period under review, the volume of foreign currency purchases by currency exchange offices reached the equivalent of USD 97.12 million, with the sales of foreign currency recording the equivalent amount of USD 46.76 million.
It should be noted that the difference between sales in foreign currency exchange transactions and the purchases of currency exchan- ge offices was channelled into remittance operations. Part II – Angolan Banking System • 29
Chart 10: EXCHANGE OPERATIONS
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Purchase of FC in USD Sale of FC in USD
In December 2019, the assets of currency exchange offices in activity fell by Kz 850.28 million (7.23%) compared with the same period of the previous year, thus recording the amount of Kz 10.91 billion. This reduction was mainly due to the de- crease of Kz 362.78 million (4.76%) in Cash, considering its weight in total assets (66.55%). Other items also contributed to this performance, namely Liquidity Investments in Kz 207.47 million, Securities in Kz 144.65 million, Fixed Assets in Kz 102.47 million, Foreign Exchange Operations in Kz 62.12 million and Other Assets in Kz 6.68 million.
As for the results, in 2019 the currency exchange offices obtained positive results due to the operating profit for the year.
PANEL 7: COMPOSITION OF TOTAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF CURRENCY EXCHANGE OFFICES
Asset Structure Dec-18 Asset Structure Dec-19
Availabilities
Liquidity 14% applications 14% 65% Securities 16% Derivative financial 17% instruments 1% 1% Credits in the 1% 67% 3% payment system 1%
Foreign exchange operations
Other values
Fixed Assets
Liability Structure Dec-19 Liability Structure Dec-18
Liquid funds raisings 4% 18% Raisings with securities 13%
3% Derivative financial instruments 3% Bonds in the payment system
Foreign exchange 86% operations 72% Other raises
Other liabilities
Provisions for probable liabilities 30 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
4.2.2. Payment Service Providers The volume of remittances sent compared with those received has behaved in a similar way to recent years, but in rather small proportions.
In 2019, the volume of remittances sent abroad reached Kz 24.35 billion, equivalent to USD 70.63 million, of which the jurisdictions that benefited the most were Portugal with 91.60%, Brazil with 1.71%, the United Arab Emirates with 1.63%, Namibia with 0.96% and Cape Verde with 0.52%, the remaining 63 countries representing only 3.58%.
The volume of remittances received from abroad reached Kz 1.29 billion, equivalent to USD 3.54 million. Portugal was also the country with the highest representation with 21.51%, followed by the United Kingdom with 13.32%, the United States with 11.31%, France with 10.47% and Brazil with 9.74%, and the remaining 106 countries with a representation of 33.65%.
It should be noted that the volume of receipts from remittance operations represents only about 5% of the volume of remittances abroad.
Chart 11: REMITTANCE OPERATIONS 120
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Sent Received
The companies providing payment services (remittances), in the period under analysis, registered a reduction of Kz 157.71 million in their assets, corresponding to a variation of 9.69% in relation to the same period of the previous year, standing at Kz 1.47 billion. This reduction was mainly due to a 65.51% decrease in the Other Assets item, despite Cash and Cash Equivalents, the item with the greatest weight, having increased by 28.88%.
Panel 8: COMPOSITION OF ASSETS AND TOTAL LIABILITIES OF PAYMENT COMPANIES
Asset Structure Dec-18 Asset Structure Dec-19
11% Availabilities 12% Liquidity applications 13% Securities
53% Credits in the payment 34% system 76% 1% Other values Fixed Assets
Liability Structure Dec-18 Liability Structure Dec-19
11% 13%
Bonds in the payment 31% system
Other liabilities
Provisions for 59% probable liabilities 87% Asset Structure Dec-18 Asset Structure Dec-19
11% Availabilities 12% Liquidity applications 13% Securities
53% Credits in the payment 34% system 76% 1% Other values Fixed Assets
Part II – Angolan Banking System • 31
Liability Structure Dec-18 Liability Structure Dec-19
11% 13%
Bonds in the payment 31% system
Other liabilities
Provisions for 59% probable liabilities 87%
4.2.3. Micro-credit companies O sistema não bancário, no período em análise, registou um aumento do volume de microcréditos concedidos no montante de Kz 1,55 mil milhões, comparativamente ao período homólogo, tendo sido beneficiados 24 163 microem- preendedores.
As taxas médias de juro praticadas tiveram um aumento de 19,79 p.p., comparativamente ao período homólogo.
PANEL 9: MICROCREDIT VOLUME AND INTEREST RATES
Annual Microcredit Volume 80,00% Annual Average Interest Rate 75,00% 8 000,00 70,00% 6 000,00 65,00% 60,00% 4 000,00 55,00%
Kz Millions 50,00% 2 000,00 45,00% 0,00 40,00% 2016 2017 2018 2019 2016 2017 2018 2019
With regard to the geographical distribution of micro-credit, the province of Luanda continues to stand out with the highest volume of credit granted, with a representation of 70.37%, followed by Cabinda with 6.55% and Uíge with 5.54%.
CHART 12: VOLUME OF MICROCREDIT BY PROVINCE IN 2019 6000
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Luanda Cabinda Uíge Benguela Huambo Other 12 Provinces 32 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
The gross credit portfolio of credit unions stood at around Kz 59.13 million, rising Kz 1.68 million (2.94%) compared to the same period last year. The average monthly interest rate was 6.31%, benefiting 42 microentrepreneurs and was granted only in Luanda province.
In December 2019, the assets of micro-credit companies increased by Kz 3.26 billion, corresponding to 39.00% in relation to the same period of the previous year, reaching a figure of Kz 11.61 billion, essentially as a result of an increase of 19.08% in Cash and Credits Granted and 215.70% in relation to the same period of the previous year.
In 2019, micro-credit companies maintained the composition of their assets. In fact, in 2019, 68.38% of assets were made up of three items, namely Credits, Liquidity Investments and Securities, with 30.50%, 20.17% and 17.71% of total assets, respectively. On the other hand, 79.31% of assets in the same period were made up of three items, namely Loans, Liquidity Investments and Securities, with 35.60%, 26.35% and 17.35% of total assets, respectively.
PANEL 10: STRUCTURE OF TOTAL ASSETS OF CREDIT NBFI AND OTHERS
Asset Structure Dec-18 Asset Structure Dec-19
Availabilities 6% 10% 12% 14% Liquidity applications 5% 6% 26% Securities 20%
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Regarding the total liabilities of micro-credit companies, this amounted to Kz 9.61 billion, having increased by Kz 2.74 billion, the equivalent of 40.02% over the same period. This growth was particularly due to the increase in Other Funding by around Kz 2.32 billion, representing 80.79% of total liabilities.
PANEL 11: STRUCTURE OF TOTAL NBFI CREDIT AND OTHER LIABILITIES
Liabitily Strucuture Dec-18 Liability Structure Dec-19 Financial Derivative Instruments
2% Other raises 1% 11% 1% 8% 9% 1% 8% Advances from customers 78% Other liabilities 81%
Provisions for probable liabilities
Technical provisions Part II – Angolan Banking System • 33
5. Payment System
From a conceptual point of view, the Angolan Payment System (Sistema de Pagamentos de Angola - SPA) means the set of instruments, banking procedures and interbank funds transfer subsystems designed to facilitate the circulation of currency in Angola. From a conceptual point of view, the Angolan Payment System (Sistema de Pagamentos de Angola - SPA) means the set of instruments, banking procedures and interbank funds transfer subsystems designed to facilitate the circulation of currency in Angola. The SPA is regulated by the BNA, in accordance with the provisions of the Act No. 05/05 of 29 July, the SPA Act, with a view to complying with the objectives of public interest defined in the said Act Security, Operational Reliabi- lity, Efficiency and Transparency. In this context, the BNA and the Technical Council of the Angolan Payment System, among others, are actors in the SPA.
With regard to the architecture of the SPA, the composition has undergone a slight change in relation to the previous year, with the implementation of the Direct Debit Subsystem as an integral part of the retail systems. Thus, the SPA currently has the following sub-systems in operation:
– Real Time Payment System - SPTR;
– Multicaixa Subsystem - MCX;
– Credit Transfer Subsystem - STC;
– Check Clearing Subsystem - SCC;
– Direct Debit Subsystem -SD4.
It should be noted that actions to implement the Mobile and Instantaneous Transfers Subsystem (STMI) are currently being developed, and one of the focuses of the World Bank’s technical assistance to the BNA’s Payment System Department.
With regard to the processing of operations in the SPA, some 610 million operations were carried out in the period under review, to the amount of Kz 51.30 trillion. The growth in the number of operations, and in the share of sub-systems, reflects the positive evolution in the use of payment instruments. As regards MCX operations in particular, they accounted for about 98.06% of the total transactions processed in the SPA and increased by 29.51% in year-on-year terms, as a consequence of the greater use of cards compared to the other payment instruments of the SPA.
Table 5: Number and Amount of Transactions Processed in the Subsystems of the SPA5
2016 2017 2018 2019 Annual Var.(%) Number SPTR 248 364 219 081 239 170 250 786 4,86% SCC 447 000 319 185 229 092 131 443 -42,62% STC 6 693 119 9 999 553 10 624 595 11 480 368 8,05% MCX 304 937 270 386 885 525 461 963 891 598 278 419 29,51% Total 312 325 753 397 423 344 473 056 748 610 141 016 28,98% Amount SPTR 46 247 140 50 190 050 55 059 710 37 414 549 -32,05% SCC 1 199 968 927 793 801 938 549 295 -31,50% STC 1 679 401 3 268 958 4 007 528 5 507 455 37,43% MCX 3 156 945 4 380 576 5 655 223 7 823 729 38,35% Total 52 283 454 58 767 377 65 524 399 51 295 028 -21,72%
4 The Direct Debit System has been implemented, but it does not yet have statistical information, and technical adjustments are being implemented for its use and streamlining. 5 SCC and STC data include returned operations. Amount in Millions of Kz. 34 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
With regard to the processing of operations in the SPA, some 610 million operations were carried out in the period under review, to the amount of Kz 51.30 trillion. The growth in the number of operations, and in the share of sub-systems, reflects the positive evolution in the use of payment instruments. As regards MCX operations in particular, they accounted for about 98.06% of the total transactions processed in the SPA and increased by 29.51% in year-on-year terms, as a consequence of the greater use of cards compared to the other payment instruments of the SPA.
Chart 13: EVOLUTION OF THE USE OF PAYMENT INSTRUMENTS 500 8 000
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5.1. Operation of the SPTR The SPTR is a system operated by the BNA, aimed at processing high-value transactions (greater than or equal to Kz 20.00 million), where all transactions in national currency are settled, including those of retail systems and the securities market.
At the end of 2019, 31 financial institutions participated in the SPTR, of which 28 were banking financial institutions (minus one in relation to 2018, due to non-compliance with Notice No. 02/18 of 2 March on the adequacy of the minimum share capital and own funds), one State institution (Ministry of Finance) and two Financial Market Infrastructure (IMF)6, namely the Angolan Automated Clearing House and the Central Securities Depository (CEVAMA).
Panel 12: EVOLUTION OF OPERATIONS LIQUIDATED IN THE SPTR
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In terms of transactions processed, in 2019, the SPTR settled over 250 thousand transactions to the amount of Kz 37.41 trillion, representing an increase of 4.86% in terms of the number of transactions in relation to the previous year, influenced mainly by the increase in customer payment transactions. In turn, the amounts transacted registered a reduction of 32.05% in relation to the previous year, essentially due to the decrease in operations in the Interbank Monetary Market (MMI).
6 In accordance with the Financial Market Infrastructure Principles (FSIP) developed by the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructure (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), published by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in April 2012, a Financial Market Infrastructure (IMF) is by definition a multilateral system between participating institutions, including the system operator, used for the clearing, settlement or recording of payments, securities, derivatives or other financial transactions. Part II – Angolan Banking System • 35
5.2. Oversight of the SPA Oversight, or oversight of a system, consists in ensuring that the infrastructure components and markets for the provision of payment services function in a stable, efficient and fair manner for all participants and users, controlling and minimising the risk of shocks transmitting to the economy by passing on through payment systems the failures of participants to settle their payment obligations, aspiring to achieve the level of institutional and technological development necessary to meet the payment needs of an open and growing economy.
In addition to the continuous analysis of the functioning of the systems and instruments of the SPA, which culminated in actions to induce change, the following standards were recommended and published at the level of compliance with the norms in force and standards internationally:
– Instruction No. 07/19, of 8 July, on value limits on transactions carried out in payment systems; – Instruction No. 03/19, of 03 April, on guarantees for settlement of balances in the automated clearing house in Angola; – Directive No. 002/DSP/DRO/2019 of 21 February, on the period of validity of payment cards; – Directive No. 04/DSP/DRO/2019 of April, on parameters for determining minimum guarantees and penalties for default in the automated clearing house of Angola.
In addition to the regulatory actions, participants were penalised for non-compliance with the minimum guarantee for settlement of clearing balances and for not confirming the return file of cleared transfers in the OTC, as well as for not reporting statistical information on the mobile payments service.
In addition, a diagnosis was made by the World Bank on the Superintendence Policy based on the CPMI-IOSCO Prin- ciples of Financial Market Infrastructure. The aim of this diagnosis was to improve the BNA’s Superintendence Policy, ensuring better execution in the control and monitoring of IMF’s in the high-value and retail payments segment. The World Bank’s technical assistance was also intended to help in the creation of mechanisms to provide better control over market development and the emergence of new payment service providers, including companies that develop pla- tforms or technological solutions for the financial area, namely, Fintech, blockchain and other payment systems players.
Also in this context, a diagnosis of the regulatory framework was made to ensure that the SPA has a legal basis con- sistent with best practices and international standards, and that it promotes access to and use of payment accounts, including mobile payments, as well as compliance with public interest objectives and full compliance with the CPMI- -IOSCO Principles for Financial Market Infrastructure (PIMF). As a result of this diagnosis, Law No. 05/05 of 29 July 2005 - the Angolan Payment System Law - is being revised and is expected to be published in the first half of 2020.
With regard to the SPA’s innovation, the World Bank’s assistance has consisted of improving the definition of actions and policies aimed at addressing new trends in the international financial sector with an impact on payment systems, namely, new payment service delivery paradigms, players, payment systems and instruments, types of human and institutional skills required. This pillar includes assistance from the World Bank in creating the necessary conditions for the implementation of the Mobile and Instantaneous Transfer System in Angola.
5.3. Outlook of the SPA Developments in the SPA reform are expected to ensure a better payments ecosystem as part of Angola’s payment systems development strategy. Therefore, with the reform of the SPA, it is expected to achieve greater efficiency and security in the functioning of the payment subsystems and instruments, contributing effectively to the stability of the Angolan financial system, taking into account the following benefits:
– Improvement of the legal framework;
– Fair and equitable competition among payment service providers;
– Improved cost-efficiency; 36 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
– Immediate availability of funds traded by participants;
– Strengthening the security, reliability and efficiency of the system;
– Improving the information and education of SPA users and payment service providers;
– Interoperability of the subsystems;
– Promotion of the SPA at regional and international level;
– Aligning the SPA with international best practices;
– Greater openness and approach to trends in the international financial industry with an impact on payment systems (FinTech’s, Cryptocurrencies, Mobile and Instantaneous Payments, Regulatory Sandbox, among others).
In terms of regulation, the publication of the SPA Bill is expected and, consequently, the revision of the regulations related to the provision of electronic payment services, opening the way for new players and providers of financial technology services (Fintech) and distributed registries (DLT). It is also envisaged that the implementation of the SPA’s laboratory will continue, with the aim of stimulating technological innovation so that the payment system may become increasingly efficient.
With regard to retail payments, it should be noted that the implementation of the plan for the massification of electronic payments is planned with the aim of dematerialising cash payments, i.e. to contribute to the gradual reduction of physical currency in circulation and to evolve towards electronic payments, with the diversified provision of automatic payment channels (ATMs, automated payment terminals and home banking solutions) and electronic payment instruments such as the card. Part II – Angolan Banking System • 37
PART III CENTRAL BANK POLICIES 38 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
6. Monetary Policy and Liquidity Management
6.1. The Monetary Policy Operational Framework - Policy Instruments As a result of the fragility of monetary policy transmission mechanisms, a transition strategy characterised by a mone- tary target regime was adopted, incorporating some principles of inflation targets.
Accordingly, the BNA adopted three instruments for the implementation of monetary policy:
a. Permanent Liquidity Provision and Absorption Facilities; b. Open Market Operations; c. Mandatory Reserves.
6.1.1. Permanent Lending and Liquidity Absorption Facilities The Permanent Liquidity Facilities are carried out on the initiative of banking financial institutions and aim to provide and absorb liquidity, as well as to control interbank market interest rates, since they define a corridor (maximum and minimum) for the definition of the interest rate at overnight maturity of the Interbank Monetary Market (MMI). In 2019, these operations were traded with overnight and 7-day maturities.
The Permanent Liquidity Facilities (FCLs) are reversible operations supported by Government Bonds in national currency (BT, OT and TBC) in the various maturities, aimed at providing liquidity to banking financial institutions in overnight or 7-day maturity. The interest rate on these operations is predefined by the BNA, in a meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee.
Contrary to the effect of the FCL, the Permanent Liquidity Absorption Facilities (FAL) correspond to deposits made by banking financial institutions with the BNA, intended to absorb liquidity, without limits for the amounts deposited. The BNA has available operations with overnight maturities (FAO) and 7 days (FAL7), both with a zero rate until the end of October 2019, after this period, an interest rate of 10.00% was established for FAL7 in an extraordinary session of the CPM.
6.1.1.1. Open Market Operations (OMO) Despite the operational framework created in 2011, already providing for the use of Open Market Operations (OMO) with various specifications and different modes of operation, the BNA has made use only of Occasional Regularisation Operations, both for the provision and absorption of conventional liquidity. However, in 2019, new modalities were implemented for the OMO’s:
– Collaterized OMO - CDI, consist of liquidity absorption operations with a maturity of 45 days carried out at an interest rate of 14.50% for the allocation of the IDC (Import Documentary Credit) ceiling on the launch of the corresponding bids at around 50% of the actual countervalue in Kwanzas, in the quantity auction sections;
– Collaterized OMO MAX - IDC, in terms of characteristics are identical to collaterized OMO, only differs in the remuneration of the collateral required, which in turn depends on the amount applied;
– OMO convertible into foreign exchange - are conventional OMO operations taken in maturities from 7 to 63 days, however, in the period of maturity of the operations, the capital redeemed bid the price auction for acquisition and settlement of foreign exchange for all purposes.
These operations, referred to above, are executed at the initiative of the BNA by means of auctions, and bilateral procedures may also be used.
Thus, in the liquidity-providing operations, the BNA takes the initiative to buy securities from the commercial banks, by paying the securities, crediting the account of the commercial banks with the BNA. This operation translates into an increase in the amount of reserves held by them and hence, an expansion of the Monetary Base. Part III – Central Bank Policies • 39
In liquidity absorption operations, in turn, the BNA takes the initiative of selling securities to the commercial banks, such as the payment of securities, debiting the account of the commercial banks, reflecting the reduction in the quantity of reserves held by the commercial banks and also the contraction of the Monetary Base.
6.1.2. Compulsory Reserves The main purpose of the compulsory reserves or minimum cash holdings regime is to stabilise money market interest rates, allowing greater regulation of liquidity levels in the banking system.
6.2. Monetary Policy Objectives and Measures The ultimate goal of monetary policy is to ensure price stability, the prospect is to achieve inflation below one digit in the medium to long term.
6.2.1. Monetary Policy Measures In 2019, the BNA maintained regular interventions to absorb and provide liquidity in the money market, through the implementation of the WCO and used the other regulatory instruments, with particular emphasis on the overnight and intraday liquidity standing facilities (FCO and FCL) and the mandatory reserves. The reference interest rate remained unchanged at 15.75% until the end of May 2019 when it was decided to reduce it to 15.50% (minus 0.25 p.p.), a situation that continued until the end of the year.
In addition, the overnight liquidity facility interest rate rose from 15.75% in February 2019 to 15.50% in June 2019, at the end of the year, as a result of the pressure caused by the demand for liquidity, in November and December, rates of 25.00% and 30.02%, respectively, were reached. In turn, the rates of the Liquidity Absorption Facility with overnight and 7-day maturities were set at 0.00% and 10.00%, respectively.
The policies for setting up the Mandatory Reserves remained constant until the third quarter, having increased in the fourth quarter from 17.00% to 22.00%. Also, during this period, the BNA maintained the decision to set up the Compulsory Reserves only in cash.
After the increase in the coefficient of Mandatory Reserves, it was found that the banking system as a whole did not have sufficient free reserves to meet the increase in demand, in this respect BNA intervened in the market through open market operations to provide liquidity in order to avoid situations of default by the banks and, at certain times, through open market operations to provide liquidity in order to reduce or increase the level of liquidity in the market and thus restore equilibrium once again.
Gráfico 14: Evolução da Liquidez
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6.3. Monetary Market 6.3.1. Open Market Operations (OMO) As part of the liquidity regularisation through monetary operations, the overall volume of WBOs for liquidity absorption in 2019 was Kz 1.89 trillion and their impact on liquidity was Kz 148.25 billion, while open market operations to provide liquidity totalled around Kz 509.56 billion and contributed to a liquidity expansion of Kz 80.90 billion.
In net terms, the resulting impact of the two operations on the Monetary Base was a contraction of about Kz 58.18 billion.
Compared with 2018, the volume of OMO for absorption and lending in 2019 was up by around 446% and 553% respectively, demonstrating that the implementation of new modalities for OMO’s in the period under review had a positive impact, safe- guarding the appropriate proportions.
The average OMO interest rates at the beginning of the year for the 7-day, 14-day, 28-day and 63-day maturities were 1.25%, 4.00%, 7.00% and 10.00%, respectively, but by the end of 2019 they stood at 13.00%, 11.40%, 13.33% and 23.00%, respectively. It should be noted that the overnight maturity was implemented in December 2019, with the rate set at 15.50%.
On the other hand, the average interest rates for the provision of liquidity were 15.50%, 30.41%, 23.00%, 15.50%, 25.00% and 25.00% for overnight maturities, 7, 28, 45, 60 and 90 days, respectively. It should be noted that these maturities were, in general, implemented in 2019.
6.3.2. Permanent Liquidity Facilities In 2019, recourse to the Liquidity Facility operations (FCO/FCL) allowed banking institutions to access overnight and 7-day maturity funding from the BNA under regulatory terms. The volume of these operations in the year totalled Kz 268.77 billion.
For the FAL7, the operations started to be remunerated only in the fourth quarter of the period under review, reaching the amount of Kz 63.20 billion.
In net terms, the existence of the lending and absorption facilities corridor resulted, in 2019, in the contraction of the Monetary Base in national currency of Kz 53.04 billion.
The National Bank of Angola also provided liquidity in Rediscount operations at the first level and especially in the amounts of Kz 200.00 billion and Kz 6.05 billion, at 7.50% and 5.50% interest rates, respectively.
PANEL 13: INTEREST RATES OF MONETARY POLICY
36,00% 33,00% 27,00% 30,00% 27,00% 24,00% 24,00% 21,00% 21,00% 18,00% 18,00% 15,00% 15,00% 12,00% 12,00% 9,00% 6,00% 9,00% 3,00% 6,00% 0,00% 3,00% jul/18 jul/19 jan/18 jun/18 jan/19 jun/19 oct/18 oct/19 feb/18 apr/18 feb/19 apr/19 sep/18 nov/18 dec/18 sep/19 nov/19 dec/19 aug/18 aug/19 mar/18 mar/19 0,00% may/18 may/19 OMO 7d Taken OMO 14d Taken jul/18 jul/19 jan/18 jun/18 jan/19 jun/19 oct/18 oct/19 feb/18 apr/18 feb/19 apr/19 sep/18 nov/18 dec/18 sep/19 nov/19 dec/19 aug/18 aug/19 mar/18 mar/19 may/18 may/19 OMO 28d Taken OMO 63d Taken OMO Overnight Assing. OMO 07 d Assign. BNA Rate FAL 7 DAYS OMO 28 d Assign. OMO 45 d Assign. FAO FCO OMO 60 d Assisn. OMO 90 d Assing. Part III – Central Bank Policies • 41
6.4. Interbank Money Market As regards the interbank money market, liquidity-providing operations between banks fell significantly by 58.63%, in monthly average terms from Kz 755.68 billion in 2018 to Kz 312.60 billion in 2019, justified by the slowdown in the demand for liquidity in the market, which may be at the root of the slowdown in economic activity, as well as greater predictability in the foreign exchange market.
PANEL 14: DEVELOPMENTS IN MMI RATES VS. TRADING VOLUME 2018 35 2018 2019 30 2019 1 400 000 30 25 1 200 000 25 1 000 000 20 20 15 800 000
15 % % 600 000 10 Kz millions 400 000 10 5 200 000 5 0 0 0 jul/18 jul/19 jan/18 jun/18 jan/19 jun/19 oct/18 oct/19 feb/18 apr/18 feb/19 apr/19 sep/18 nov/18 dec/18 sep/19 nov/19 dec/19 aug/18 aug/19 mar/18 mar/19 may/18 may/19 jul/18 jul/19 jan/18 jun/18 jan/19 jun/19 oct/18 oct/19 feb/18 apr/18 feb/19 apr/19 sep/18 nov/18 dec/18 sep/19 nov/19 dec/19 aug/18 aug/19 mar/18 mar/19 may/18 may/19 LUIBOR overnight 1 Month 3 Months 6 Months VOL - MMI LUIBOR overnight (right axis) 9 Months
The overnight LUIBOR, calculated on the basis of the exchange of liquidity between banking institutions, showed a downward trend until the end of the third quarter. This situation was reversed after the increase in the reserve requi- rement coefficient, the overnight LUIBOR started, in the fourth quarter, an upward trend and reached a peak of 29.91%, the highest since its implementation in mid-December. At the end of December 2019, it resumed its downward trend, standing at 22.48% at the end of the year, showing an increase of 5.73 p.p. compared with December 2018 (16.75%).
LUIBOR in the remaining maturities 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months also showed a downward trend throughout the period under review, reversing the trend only in August and by the end of the year resumed the downward trend, standing in December at 19.53%, 19.66%, 19.19%, 19.24% and 20.55%, respectively, for each of the maturities, representing an increase of 2.72 p.p., 2.57 p.p., 1.84 p.p., 1.42 p.p. and 5.09 p.p., in comparison with the same period of the previous year.
6.5. Exchange Policy Instruments The exchange rate policy in 2019 was essentially marked by the total easing of the exchange rate, aiming at the elimi- nation of distortions to the normal functioning of the economy.
Several measures were implemented in the course of 2019, of which the following should be highlighted:
– Elimination of the 2.00% margin on the reference exchange rate, practiced by commercial banks in the sale of foreign currency in the interbank market and to their customers;
– Creation of a new type of ceiling for the opening of letters of credit to imports (CDI), where it was required that part of the liquidity for CDI be captivated in cash at the BNA, and remunerated at the equivalent rates of open market operations;;
– Adjustment to the methodology for calculating the reference exchange rate:
a. On the days on which auctions are held, the reference exchange rate (sale) is the weighted average of the sale rates of the organised foreign exchange auctions, regardless of the amount sold;
b. On days when no auctions are held, the reference exchange rate (sale) is calculated on the basis of the weighted average of the sales in the interbank market, provided that the cumulative value of these sales is USD 20 million (twenty million US dollars) or more; 42 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
c. On days when neither auctions nor sales in the interbank market are carried out at a value higher than that established in the previous point, the previous reference rates are maintained.
– Definition of the maximum annual amount of USD 120,000 for private foreign exchange transactions, with the exception of those related to health and education expenses, which will not be subject to any limits, whenever they are paid directly to the institutions, in order to ensure greater flexibility in sending foreign currency abroad;
– Authorisation for oil sector companies to sell to commercial banks. with which they have a business rela- tionship, foreign currency for the settlement of goods and services provided by foreign exchange residents at an exchange rate freely negotiated between the parties;
– Reduction of the banks’ overall foreign exchange position from 5.00% to 2.50%, obliging them to sell the excess foreign exchange position on the interbank foreign exchange market or to the BNA immediately after sending the daily foreign exchange position limit map, and banks with short foreign exchange positions that do not comply with the limit should seek to buy foreign currency on the interbank foreign exchange market in order to restore their foreign exchange position within the limits.
The implementation of the above measures had a significant effect on the behaviour not only of the reference exchange rate, but also of the differential between the reference exchange rates and the informal market exchange rate.
6.5.1. Primary Foreign Exchange Market As a result of the need for foreign exchange for the import of goods and services as well as the fulfilment of various external commitments, foreign exchange resources equivalent to USD 9.35 billion were placed on the primary foreign exchange market during 2019, compared to USD 13.47 billion in 2018, representing a reduction of 30.58%.
CHART 15: FOREIGN EXCHANGE SALES
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In 2019, in the primary market, the reference exchange rate of the Kwanza against the US Dollar closed at USD/Kz 482.23 against USD/Kz 308.61 in December 2018, representing a depreciation of approximately 36.00% of the Kwanza against the US Dollar. Part III – Central Bank Policies • 43
6.5.2. Secondary Foreign Exchange Market Kwanza, in the secondary foreign exchange market, depreciated by 36.81% at the end of 2019 in relation to the same period, from USD/Kz 310.55 in December 2018 to USD/Kz 491.50 in December 2019.
As a result of the foreign exchange market environment, all market segments witnessed the depreciation of the national currency.
TABLE 6: EXCHANGE RATES IN THE VARIOUS MARKETS
dec/16 dec/17 dec/18 dec/19 PRIMARY MARKET (USD/Kz) 165,90 165,92 308,61 482,23 Average variation (%) -18,44 -0,01 -46,23 -36,00 Secondary market - foreign currency (USD/Kz) 169,01 202,61 310,55 491,50 Average variation (%) -18,51 -16,59 -34,76 -36,81 Exchange Offices (USD/Kz) 378,40 248,00 330,98 535,11 Average variation (%) -41,58 52,58 -25,07 -38,15 44 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
7. Management of International Reserves The management of the International Reserves has as its basic principles the preservation of the capital, security and liquidity of the financial assets that make up the structure of the BNA’s investment portfolio. This management takes into consideration the conservative risk profile in the light of the current regulatory framework, namely, the Investment Policy, the Master Investment Guidelines and the Manual for Selection and Contracting of Counterparties, Custodians and External Managers, approved by the BNA’s Board of Directors, by means of Order No. 006/2019 of 7 February.
Accordingly, the objectives of the Investment Policy for the Management of International Reserves are as follows:
– Diversifying the investment portfolio taking into account new opportunities;
– Defining the limits per type of financial instrument and per exposure to portfolio risks;
– Defining the yield benchmark for the portfolio of assets under management and the limits of fluctuation against the defined reference portfolio (stop-loss);
– Restructuring and reducing exposure to external managers and the number of management companies;
– Adjusting the number of deposit correspondents as defined in the Master Lines and the Counterparty Valua- tion Model;
– Defining the powers of approval.
On 31 December 2019, the volume of Gross International Reserves (GER) amounted to USD 17.21 billion, corresponding to an expansion of 6.44% (USD 1.04 billion) compared to USD 16.17 billion on 31 December 2018. As for the Net International Reserves (RIL), they increased from USD 10.65 billion at the end of December 2018 to USD 11.71 billion at 31 December 2019, which represents an increase of 10.01%, thus standing above the minimum amount of USD 9.43 billion agreed between the Angolan Government and the IMF under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF).
This growth in external accounts in 2019 was to some extent justified by IMF disbursements of USD 1.50 billion, the issue of Eurobonds to the value of USD 3.00 billion, as well as the transfer of USD 1 billion from the Sovereign Fund of Angola (FSDEA) under the scope of the Integrated Plan for Intervention in Municipalities (PIIM) to be implemented by the Angolan Executive.
With regard to the evolution of the International Reserves by tranches, we highlight the reinforcement of the weighting to 50% of the liquidity tranche (weighting of 10.00% from 2018, based on the previous Investment Policy), adding USD 8.61 billion at the end of 2019, compared to USD 1.62 billion in 2018. The main factors behind this development were the increa- se in the maturity band limit based on the entry into force of the new Investment Policy, IMF resources, FSDEA, Eurobond issuance and the resources from the disinvestment process with external managers that continue to be profitable for very short maturities. In fact, there was a reduction in the weight of the transition tranche of around 1.00%, due to the maturity criteria for selecting tranches defined in the Investment Policy in force, when compared to the weighting criterion of around 40.00% defined in the previous Investment Policy. Thus, this tranche amounted to USD 172.11 million at the end of December 2019, compared to USD 6.47 billion in the same period of the previous year. In addition, the volume of the investment tranche showed moderate annual growth of 4.31%, increasing to USD 8.43 billion on 31 December 2019 compared with USD 8.09 billion at the end of 2018.
With regard to the evolution of tranches, it should be noted that, in addition to resources from the IMF, Eurobonds and FSDEA, the current Investment Policy defines the selection of tranches by asset maturity criteria (liquidity tranche housing assets with maturities of 0 to 6 months, The bridging tranche comprises assets with maturities from 6 months to 12 months and the investment tranche comprises assets with maturities from 12 months to 60 months), instead of the weighting criteria defined in the previous Investment Policy (liquidity tranche 10.00%, bridging tranche 40.00% and investment tranche 50.00% of total International Reserves).
Regarding the disposal of International Reserves by asset classes, we highlight the weights of around 48% and 43%, referring to Debt Securities (sovereign, supranational, government and corporate agencies with high quality) and Money Market instruments, with amounts in the order of USD 8.47 billion and USD 7.56 billion at the end of 2019, compared with USD 8.36 billion and USD 6.92 billion as at 31 December 2018, respectively. In addition, the International Reserves included investments in Alternative Assets, Part III – Central Bank Policies • 45
namely Gold and Private Equity, whose market value contracted from USD 1.71 billion at the end of 2018 to USD 1.43 billion at De- cember 31, 2019, corresponding to a weight of approximately 8% of the total.
Meanwhile, investments were mainly focused on US Treasury Debt securities (Fixed Income Market), due to their higher level of remuneration and liquidity compared to their main counterparts worldwide. The impact of the Sino-American trade war favoured the holders of these assets, through the fall in price, to the detriment of the increase in yields. On the other hand, investments in money market instruments focused more on short maturity, due to the three Fed cuts in the basic interest rate. The Fed’s decisions resulted in the fall of Libor rates in the various maturities, embodying the reversal of the curves, i.e. short maturities being remunerated above longer maturities.
However, investments are made on the basis of the annual strategy approved by the Board of Directors, in accordance with the con- servative profile of the central bank, with a focus on preserving the capital invested, in line with good international practice emanating from international bodies, namely the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, respectively. Accordingly, as at 31 December 2019, around 73% of the assets in the investment portfolio managed by the BNA had a high quality and low risk investment rating (ranging from AAA to A-, in accordance with the rating attributed by Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and FicthRating).
TABLE 7: ALLOCATION BY ASSET CLASS
Asset Classes (%) 2018 2019 Money market instruments (bank deposits and equivalents) 40 43 Debt Securities (sovereign, supranational and government agencies) 49 48 Gold 4 5 Other investments 7 4
Source: BNA
With regard to the degree of exposure by currency, in the period in question the investment portfolio of the International Reserves was composed of assets denominated in US Dollars (weight of 90%), Pound Sterling (3%), Euro (1%) and Yuan (1%), respectively.
The average maturity of the investment portfolio was extended to 1.77 years at the end of 2019, compared to 1.67 years at 31 De- cember 2018. In addition, the weight of highly liquid assets in the investment portfolio remained high at around 91%, compared with around 90% in the same period of the previous year.
As for the risk assessment parameters, in 2019 the total Value at Risk of the portfolio stood at 1.31%, compared with 1.61% at the end of 2018, representing a decrease in the value of the maximum expected loss of the investments made in the period in question, justified to a certain extent by the continuous process of disinvesting high-risk assets, mainly through the portfolio under external management.
In turn, the average annualised return on the investment portfolio stood at around 6.62% in 2019, up from 5.44% in 2018. This evolution was based on the increase in the annualised Return on Term Deposits to 16.31% in 2019, compared with 13.05% in December 2018, due to the effect of the amount of investments in the money market, notwithstanding the fall in the basic interest rate by the Fed. 46 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
8. Impacts of Market Transactions on the Monetary Base and Monetary Aggregates Analysing the BNA’s Balance Sheet from an analytical point of view, it can be seen that in 2019 the Monetary Base expanded by 33.83% compared with the previous year, standing at Kz 2.29 trillion. This expansion was due to the 61.26% increase in Net Foreign Assets, fundamentally as a result of the exchange rate effect, with an increase of 3.20%, which in turn was influenced by the 71.90% expansion of BNA’s Reserve Assets (an increase of 10.01% removing the exchange rate effect). In turn, the Monetary Base in local currency (operational variable of monetary policy) expanded by 22.21%.
TABLE 8: MONETARY BASE 2018 2019 2018 2019 Kz billion T.V.H. (%) Monetary Base 1 708,60 2 286,62 5,45 33,83 Banknotes and coins in circulation 498,39 540,01 -5,56 8,35
Bank Reserves 1 210,21 1 746,61 10,77 44,32 Mandatory deposits 841,04 1 394,42 -5,66 65,80 Mandatory deposits - NC 584,15 923,17 -24,13 58,04 Mandatory deposits - FC 256,89 471,25 111,32 83,45 Free Deposits 369,17 352,18 83,67 -4,60 Free Deposits - NC 215,13 122,76 38,16 -42,94 Free Deposits - FC 154,04 229,42 240,08 48,94 Other obligations in relation to other monetary institutions 87,91 240,11 32,43 173,14
Memorandum: Monetary base in national currency 1 297,67 1 585,94 -10,71 22,21
The expansion of the Monetary Base in 2019 was reflected in an increase of 44.32% in the Banking Reserve and 8.35% in the Curren- cy in circulation. The positive evolution of the Banking Reserve is associated with the 65.80% expansion of the Compulsory Deposits, with Free Deposits contracting by 4.60%. However, it should be noted that the increase in the Compulsory Deposits was influenced by the increase in the coefficient of compulsory reserves for the national currency from 17.00% to 22.00%.
Analysing the Bank Reserve by currency shows that the Compulsory Deposits registered increases in both national and foreign curren- cy by 58.04% and 83.45%, respectively. In relation to the Mandatory Reserves in foreign currency, these had an increase of 17.40%, removing the exchange rate effect. It should be noted that the increase in the Mandatory Reserves in national currency partly contributed to the reduction in Free Deposits in national currency, which was 42.94%. On the other hand, the Free Deposits in foreign currency expanded by 48.94%, as a result of the exchange rate effect (a decrease of 4.69% removing the exchange rate effect).
PANEL 15: BANK RESERVE - COMPULSORY AND FREE DEPOSITS
1 000 350 900 300 800 250 700 200 600 500 150 100 KZ Millions 400 300 50 200 0 100 2016 2017 2018 2019 0 2016 2017 2018 2019 Free Deposits - NC
Free Deposits - FC Mandatory deposits - NC Mandatory deposits - FC Other obligations in relation to other monetary institutions Part III – Central Bank Policies • 47
In the context of monetary issuance, in the financial year 2019 the availability of banknotes and coins in the quality and quantity desired by the market was ensured.
During the period under review, the Banco Nacional de Angola issued 5.98% less notes (in quantity) than in the pre- vious period, with the issue of 155 600 000 notes, compared with 165 500 000 notes in 2018. Contrary to the quantity scenario, in monetary terms there was an increase in the value issued by 27.99%, i.e. Kz 57.10 billion more than the amount issued in 2018.
At the end of 2019, the currency circulation was split into 368,746,343 banknotes and 426,221,313 coins, equivalent in monetary terms to a total of Kz 540.66 billion, made up of 98.25% banknotes (Kz 530.61 billion) and 1.75% coins (Kz 9.46 billion).
Compared with 2018, there was an increase in the quantity of banknotes by 0.32%, equivalent to the entry into circula- tion of 1,158,666 banknotes. The number of coins in circulation increased by 4.37%, i.e. 17 860 965 more coins than in the previous period. Financially, there was an expansion of 8.36%, i.e. Kz 41.65 billion more in circulation.
CHART 16: ISSUE VS. CURRENCY IN CIRCULATION
600 000,00
500 000,00
400 000,00
300 000,00 Kz Millions
200 000,00
100 000,00
0,00 Issue Monetary Circulation 2018 2019 48 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
9. Monetary Aggregates and the Balance of Payments
9.1. Evolution of Monetary Aggregates The stock of Net Domestic Credit in the year under review increased by 13.02%, which in turn was influenced by the expansion of the stock of Credit to the Economy by 22.23% and the stock of Net Credit to the Central Government by 0.24% compared with the previous period. On the other hand, Net External Assets registered an expansion of 65.47% in relation to the previous year, however, purging the exchange rate effect, they expanded 5.89%.
TABLE 9: MONETARY OVERVIEW 2018 2019 2018 2019 Kz billion T.V.H. (%) Liquid external assets 4 218,12 6 979,60 57,00 65,47 BNA 3 526,56 5 686,91 45,94 61,26 Net international reserves 3 285,45 5 647,73 45,73 71,90 Commercial banks 691,56 1 292,69 155,93 86,92 Net Internal Assets Net Internal Credit 36 358,73 32 395,10 848,05 -10,90 Net Credit to the Central Government 63 710,89 72 004,22 963,85 13,02 Credit to Central Government 26 678,48 26 741,26 930,87 0,24 Central Government Deposits 53 764,08 62 619,60 1 077,02 16,47 Credit to Economy 27 085,60 35 878,33 1 268,05 32,46 Other net assets 37 032,41 45 262,96 988,95 22,23 Outros activos líquidos -2 735,22 -3 960,91 27,01 44,81
Money supply in the broadest sense, represented by the monetary aggregate M3 expanded by 30.11% in relation to the previous year, reflected in the expansion of the monetary aggregate M2 by 30.21%. The increase in M3 reflects mainly the exchange rate depreciation, with the total deposits in foreign currency reported in national currency contracting by 4.80%. Thus, the monetary aggregates M2 and M3, without exchange rate effect, registered an increase of 5.54% and 5.60%, respectively.
TABLE 10: MONETARY AGGREGATES 2018 2019 2018 2019 Kz billion T.V.H. (%) M3 7 853,99 10 219,11 20,43 30,11 M3 NC 4 245,17 4 857,78 -6,10 14,43 M2 7 844,61 10 214,36 20,36 30,21 M2 NC 4 240,43 4 853,03 -6,21 14,45 M1 4 086,85 4 939,36 9,50 20,86 M1 NC 2 781,60 3 206,39 -1,54 15,27 Banknotes and Coins held by the public 373,03 418,99 -10,91 12,32 Sight Depósits 3 713,81 4 520,37 12,08 21,72 Sight Depósits - NC 2 408,56 2 787,40 0,09 15,73 Sight Depósits - FC 1 305,25 1 732,97 43,90 32,77
Near-Currency 3 757,76 5 275,00 34,90 40,38
Term Deposits - NC 1 458,83 1 646,64 -13,98 12,87 Term Deposits - FC 2 298,94 3 628,36 110,99 57,83 Other instruments similar to deposits* 9,38 4,75 132,89 -49,42
Nota: * Includes securities and repurchase agreements in national and foreign currency Part III – Central Bank Policies • 49
The monetary aggregate M2 totalled Kz 10.21 trillion (against Kz 7.84 trillion in 2018), reflected in an increase of 12.32% in Notes and Coins in Public ownership, Sight Deposits and Term Deposits (Almost currency), 21.72% and 40.38%, respectively. The expansion of the Sight Deposits was essentially due to an increase of 15.73% in the Sight Deposits in local currency, as well as of the Sight Deposits in foreign currency, which expanded by 32.77% (15.03% less purging the exchange rate effect). The increase in Term Deposits is justified by an increase of 57.83% in Term Deposits in foreign currency (an increase of 1.00% removing the exchange rate effect) and 12.87% in Term Deposits in national currency. M2 in national currency increased 14.45% compared to 2018, standing at Kz 4.85 trillion.
In aggregate terms, in 2019, Deposits in the banking system stood at Kz 9.80 trillion, an increase of 31.10% over the previous year. The positive evolution of deposits was influenced by the expansion of Deposits in foreign currency by 48.75% and Deposits in national currency by 14.65%. Excluding the exchange rate effect, Deposits in foreign currency contracted 4.80%, with Total Deposits expanding 5.27%.
The stock of credit to the economy increased by 22.23%, influenced by an increase of 33.25% in foreign currency credit and 18.77% in local currency credit, respectively. Excluding the exchange rate effect, the stock of Loans in foreign currency decrea- sed by 14.72%, with an increase of 10.79% in the total stock of loans to the economy.
In terms of weight in the total stock of credit, it should be noted that in 2019 there was a similar scenario to that of the pre- vious year, where most of it continues to be directed towards sectors that do not promote economic diversification, namely the Wholesale and Retail Trade Sector accounted for 22, 04% of the total (22.29% in 2018), followed by Individuals with 14.38% (14.26% in 2018), Real Estate, Rentals and Services Provided to Companies with 13.70% (16.21% in 2018), Construction with 13.03% (12.11% in 2018) and Other Collective, Social and Personal Service Activities with 11.94% (11.50% in 2018).
However, in 2019, there was an increase in the weight of credit in the Extractive Industry (1.28 p.p.), Construction (0.92 p.p.), Transport, Warehousing and Communications (0.52 p.p.) and Other Collective, Social and Personal Services Activities (0.44 p.p.). It is also noted that key sectors for the process of economic diversification continue to have a negligible weight on total credit granted, namely Manufacturing (8.12%), Agriculture, Animal Production, Hunting and Forestry (5.20%), Extractive Industry (3.10%) and Fisheries (0.36%).
With regard to financing conditions in the banking sector, it should be noted that in 2019 interest rates on lending operations to the business sector in national currency fell over all maturities. Thus, interest rates on maturities of up to 180 days, from 181 days to 1 year and more than 1 year, fell by 5.44 p.p., 11.74 p.p. and 9.77 p.p. in relation to 2018, respectively, and oscilla- ted, in annual average terms, between 17.55% and 19.45%, showing a reduction in the cost of financing.
Interest rates on loans to individuals in national currency fell by 6.93 p.p., 0.68 p.p. and 1.68 p.p. in maturities of up to 180 days, 181 days to 1 year and more than 1 year, respectively. In average annual terms, rates in this credit segment oscillated between 18.45% and 24.69%.
7 Interest rates at the end of the period. 50 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
PANEL 16: INTEREST RATES ON CREDIT AND DEPOSITS IN THE BANKING SYSTEM7
40 35 37 32 34 29 31 26 23 28 % 25
% 20 17 22 14 19 11 16 8 5 13 10 jun/17 jun/18 jun/19 oct/17 oct/18 oct/19 feb/17 apr/17 feb/18 apr/18 feb/19 apr/19 dec/16 dec/17 dec/18 dec/19 aug/17 aug/18 aug/19 jun/17 jun/18 jun/19 oct/17 oct/18 oct/19 feb/17 apr/17 feb/18 apr/18 feb/19 apr/19 dec/16 dec/17 dec/18 dec/19 aug/17 aug/18 aug/19
Up to 180 days NC From 181 days to 1 year NC Up to 180 days NC From 181 days to 1 year NC Over 1 year NC Over 1 year NC
6 24 22 5 20 18 4 16 3 14 % % 12 2 10 8 1 6 4 0 2 jun/17 jun/18 jun/19 oct/17 oct/18 oct/19 feb/17 apr/17 feb/18 apr/18 feb/19 apr/19 dec/16 dec/17 dec/18 dec/19 aug/17 aug/18 aug/19 jun/17 jun/18 jun/19 oct/17 oct/18 oct/19 feb/17 apr/17 feb/18 apr/18 feb/19 apr/19 dec/16 dec/17 dec/18 dec/19 aug/17 aug/18 aug/19 DP up to 90 days FC DP up to 90 days NC DP 91 to 180 days NC DP 91 to 180 days FC DP 181 days - 1 year FC DP de 181 dias - 1 ano MN DP over 1 year NC DP over 1 year FC
The interest rates applied in the deposit operations in national currency had a mixed behaviour. In maturities of up to 90 days and from 91 to 180 days, decreases of 0.58 p.p. and 2.32 p.p., respectively, were recorded, while in maturities from 181 days to 1 year and more than 1 year, increases of 0.60 p.p. and 3.76 p.p., respectively, were recorded. These rates varied, in annual average terms, between 5.30% and 10.18%.
Similarly, interest rates on foreign currency liabilities fell by 0.49 p.p. 0.45 p.p. in maturities of up to 90 days and 91 to 180 days, respectively, while there were increases of 0.21 p.p. and 1.77 p.p. in maturities of 181 days to 1 year and more than 1 year, res- pectively. The rates under analysis, in annual average terms, ranged from 1.45% to 2.04%. .
In April 2019, BNA published Notice No. 4/2019 of 3 April on the granting of credit to the real sector of the economy, with the aim of stimulating the granting of credit by banking financial institutions to national producers of essential goods, whose national production does not yet satisfy domestic demand. This credit may contribute to the promotion of diversification of the Angolan real economy and, in this way, reduce excessive dependence on imports of goods and contribute to the sustainability of the country’s external accounts.
In the fourth quarter of the year, the BNA published Notice No. 7/2019 of 7 October on the granting of credit to the real sector of the economy, which aims to satisfy the need to broaden the range of national products considered essential and extinguish the priority to cover foreign exchange needs that directly or indirectly compete for the production of goods.
Thus, in the year 2019, within the scope of the abovementioned Notice, 119 projects were submitted to commercial banks, 45 of which were approved totalling Kz 232.51 billion, thus representing 112.60% of the 2.00% of banking sector assets as at 31 December 2018. Of this amount, 51.39% corresponded to restructured credits, 25.09% to undisbursed credits and 23.52% to new disbursed credits.
The sector that benefited most from the loans granted was the Manufacturing sector with Kz 124.62 billion, of which 5.01% of the financing was disbursed, followed by the Agriculture, Livestock, Hunting and Services Activities related to Kz 92.46 billion, of which 51.88% was disbursed and the Fisheries and Aquaculture sector with Kz 7.79 billion, of which 2.20% was disbursed.
With regard to the geographical distribution of approved financing by province, Malanje received the largest share (Kz 115.70 billion), followed by Kwanza Norte (Kz 41.33 billion), Luanda (Kz 25.36 billion) and Kwanza Sul (Kz 19.49 billion). Part III – Central Bank Policies • 51
9.2. Balance of Payments Performance The Balance of Payments information reflects the accumulated up to the third quarter of 2019, of the set of real and financial transac- tions carried out by the country with the rest of the world, it should be noted that the data analysed in this document are preliminary.
The downward trend in the price of oil on the international markets, as well as in the volume exported in 2019, had a negative influen- ce on Angola’s export revenues, leading to a slowdown in the performance of the economy’s external accounts, notwithstanding the current account surplus position.
Preliminary data up to the third quarter of 2019 showed a balance of payments deficit of USD 756.19 million, against the accumulated deficit of USD 336.68 million in the same period, which represented a deterioration of the balance of 126.60%.
9.1. Current Account AThe Balance of Payments Current Account, up to the third quarter of 2019, decreased from a surplus of USD 6.14 billion up to the third quarter of 2018 to a surplus of USD 3.23 billion in the period. Thus, the current account surplus up to the third quarter of 2019 corresponded to 4.81% of GDP, against a positive 7.35% in the same period of the previous year.
The performance of the Current Account was fundamentally based on the negative performance of the Assets Account, whose surplus balance reached USD 14.87 billion, against USD 19.13 billion in the same period of the previous year, a reduction of around 22.23%. The poor performance of this account was essentially due to the reduction in revenues from crude oil exports, driven in turn by the 9.32% drop in the price of Angolan crude, as well as the volume that fell by 29.01 million barrels (7.44%). The services and primary income accounts (which include donations, remittances and other transfers) improved their deficit balances by 17.28% and 2.06%, respectively, while the secondary income account worsened its deficit balance by 4.89%.
CHART 17: CURRENT ACCOUNT AND ITS COMPONENTS
25 000 20 000 15 000 10 000 5 000 0 USD Millions -5 000 -10 000 -15 000 2016 2017 2018* 2019*
Goods Services R. Primary R. secondary Current Account
Note: (*) Data up to III quarter
In turn, the amount of goods imports also fell by 8.48% in cumulative terms until the third quarter of 2019, about USD 1.02 billion, from USD 12.06 billion in 2018 to USD 11.04 billion in 2019, with emphasis on reducing imports of machi- nery, mechanical and electrical appliances (USD 423.92 million) and food (USD 222.00 million). It should be noted that in the period under review, compared to 2018, there was an increase in imports of paper or board and its works (USD 205.91 million) and of plastics, rubber, leather and hides (USD 41.66 million). 52 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
TABLE 11: MAIN IMPORTED PRODUCTS
USD million Product Category 2018* 2019* T.V.H. (%) Food goods 2 355,97 2 133,97 -9,42 Machinery, mechanical and electrical appliances 2 319,68 1 895,76 -18,27 Fuel 1 670,33 1 604,53 -3,94 Vehicles 1 705,80 1 577,51 -7,52 Chemical Products 877,01 779,69 -11,10 Construction Material 718,71 695,86 -3,18 Plastics, rubbers, fur and leather 499,23 540,89 8,35 Miscellaneous works 481,15 475,30 -1,22 Textiles and clothing 425,14 413,38 -2,77 Paper or cardboard and their works 153,07 358,98 134,52 Other products 857,76 564,91 -34,14 Total 12 063,84 11 040,80 -8,48
Nota: (*) Dados até III trimestre
France was the main country of origin of imported goods until the third quarter of 2019, with a cost estimated at USD 1.86 billion (16.86% of the total value), against USD 322.54 million in the same period of 2018. In the categories of goods imported from France, aircraft and boats, food and machinery, mechanical and electrical appliances led with a weight of 83.27%, 5.34% and 3.31%, respectively. It should be noted that in the period under review, a platform from the oil sector with a budget of over USD 1.50 billion was imported from France, a fact that resulted in the great rise of this country, making way for the usual leaders on the list (Portugal and China).
CHART 18: MAIN COUNTRIES OF IMPORTS
4 500 4 000 3 500 3 000 2 500 2 000 USD Millions 1 500 1 000 500 0 USA Togo India Brazil China France Belgium Portugal South Africa Rep. of Korea
2018* 2019* Note: (*) Data up to III quarter
In second position is China with USD 1.43 billion (13.00% of the total value), highlighting the import of machinery, mechanical and electrical appliances, construction material and plastics, rubbers, leather and leather with a weight of 38.97%, 14.93% and 10.41%, respectively.
Imports from Portugal, the country that originates from China, with USD 1.34 billion, represent 12.17% of the total expenditure of imports. Among the various goods imported from this country, the highlights are the imports of machi- nery, mechanical and electrical appliances, food and chemical products with a weight of 25.36%, 17.18% and 12.18%, respectively. Part III – Central Bank Policies • 53
9.2. Capital and Financial Account The accumulated data up to the third quarter of 2019 showed a decrease in the Capital and Financial Account deficit, with the negative balance standing at USD 1.81 billion, against a deficit of USD 6.39 billion recorded in the same period, representing an improvement of USD 4.58 billion, explained by the reduction of medium and long-term capital by 166.50%, as well as by the reduction of the net balance deficit of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), which stood at around USD 1.07 billion, against a figure of USD 4.30 billion calculated up to the third quarter of 2018, which represents a reduction of 75.15%. It should be noted that FDI has a strong link with the performance of the oil sector in that its inflows depend essentially on the implementation of projects mainly linked to this sector.
CHART 19: FINANCIAL ACCOUNT AND ITS COMPONENTS
10 000 8 000 6 000 4 000 2 000 0 -2 000 USD Millions -4 000 -6 000 -8 000 -10 000 2016 2017 2018* 2019*
Direct Investment Medium and long term capital Other capitals Financial account
Note: (*) Data up to III quarter
The recovery of capital by the oil sector stood at USD 9.32 billion until the third quarter of 2019, against USD 9.78 billion in the same period, a decrease of 4.69%. With regard to external indebtedness, there was a reduction in disbursemen- ts of USD 2.53 billion from USD 6.62 billion up to the third quarter of 2018 to USD 4.09 billion up to the third quarter of 2019, while amortisation of external debt rose from USD 5.20 billion in 2018 to USD 5.03 billion in the period under review. Thus, the net flow related to the external debt resulted in a negative balance of USD 943.51 billion in 2019, against a positive balance of USD 1.42 billion in 2018.
The Capital Account has shown residual amounts over the years, with the balance of the Capital and Financial Account being determined primarily by the Financial Account.
9.3. Evolution of International Reserves As previously mentioned, the position of the Gross International Reserves, on 31 December 2019, showed an increase of 6.44% (USD 1.04 billion), rising from USD 16.17 billion in 2018 to USD 17.21 billion in 2019, according to preliminary data, corresponding to a coverage of 8.39 months of imports of goods and services.
Also, in the same period, the Net International Reserves stood at USD 11.71 billion, compared with USD 10.65 billion in 2018, equivalent to an increase of 10.01%. 54 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
CHART 20 GROSS INTERNATIONAL RESERVES AND IMPORT COVERAGE RATIO
26 000 12
24 000 11 22 000 10 20 000 9 18 000
8 Months
USD millions 16 000 7 14 000
12 000 6
10 000 5 dec/16 dec/17 dec/18 dec- 2019*
Gross reservers Imports coverage ratio (right axis) Note: (*) Preliminary data
Overall, the Gross International Reserves at the end of 2019 remained at comfortable levels, with coverage above the SADC convergence target of 6 months of imports of goods and services. Part III – Central Bank Policies • 55
10. Corporate Governance and Internal Control System In terms of the requirements set out in Notice No. 01/13 of 19 April on Corporate Governance, it is reiterated that, within the scope of good practices, they constitute an effective instrument for the proper functioning of the banking sector and the eco- nomy, since weaknesses in governance models may result in significant financial losses, considerable impact on reputation, problems in terms of liquidity, misalignment of strategy or of its ethical and deontological values, imbalances in management, behaviour not in line with the interests of the institution, as well as jeopardising the effective and efficient performance of the management body.
In 2019, it was noted that banks showed improvements in terms of compliance with the requirements, in comparison to the same period in the previous year. These improvements resulted from statutory changes, at organisational, strategic, procedu- ral and operational levels, in particular with regard to the materialisation and operationalisation of procedures and processes inherent in the code of conduct, responsibilities and composition of governing bodies, definition of strategy and transparency in the disclosure of information.
However, a low level of implementation was also identified in the regulatory requirements concerning the distribution of port- folios, the appointment of the independent director, the implementation of processes concerning the prevention of conflicts of interest and related parties, as well as the operationalization of the bodies with delegated powers, namely risk management and internal control committees.
Challenges to the effective implementation of corporate governance requirements in the banking sector remain related to shortcomings in the implementation of relevant requirements, such as formalisation of training policies, conflicts of interest and related parties.
With regard to the internal control system envisaged in Notice No. 02/13 of 19 April, there was an improvement in the per- formance of the level of compliance with requirements compared with the same period of the previous year, where a large number of banks showed satisfactory progress in terms of operationalisation and adequacy of key functions of the internal control system, namely risk management, compliance and internal audit. 56 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
PART IV RELEVANT ACTIVITIES OF THE BNA PartePart IV IV – – Actividades Relevant Activities Relevantes of the do BNA • 57
11. Activities of the National Bank of Angola According to Act No. 16/10, of 15 July, the BNA’s main functions are to ensure the preservation of the value of the national currency and to participate in the definition of monetary, financial and exchange rate policies.
Within this framework, the BNA is responsible for implementing, monitoring and controlling monetary, exchange rate and credit policies, managing the payment system and administering the current environment within the scope of the country’s economic policy.
In order to establish guidelines for the implementation of its main attributions, the BNA has constituted three collegial committees, namely the Monetary Policy Committee (CPM), the Financial Stability Committee (COMEF) and the Invest- ment Committee (CI).
11.1. Monetary Policy Committee The Monetary Policy Committee of the National Bank of Angola, abbreviated to the CPM, is a coordinating body in matters of Monetary Policy, which is responsible for establishing monetary policy guidelines, analysing and deciding on related matters, with a view to enabling the Bank’s Board of Directors to fulfil its duties.
The CPM’s objective is to ensure the preservation of the value of the national currency and the achievement of a low and stable level of inflation, as enshrined in the BNA’s Law. It is presided over by the Governor of the BNA and is composed of the following members:
i). Full Members:
– Governor; – Vice-Governor;
– Directors who are responsible for the areas of monetary and exchange rate policy.
ii). Permanent Invited Members:
– Department of Economic Studies (DEE), which acts as secretariat; – Department of Asset Markets (DMA); – Department of Statistics (DES); – Department of Payment Systems (DSP); – Reserve Management Department (DGR); – Foreign Exchange Control Department (DCC).
Meetings are held bimonthly and extraordinary meetings may be convened at the initiative of the Chairman.
Thus, throughout 2019, the CPM monitored the evolution of the economic environment both at a national and interna- tional level, on the basis of which it took the following decisions:
i). In its eightieth ordinary session, on 25 January, the CPM, considering the downward trend of year-on-year inflation in 2018, decided to reduce the BNA Rate from 16.50% to 15.75%, maintaining the other rates and the mandatory reserve coefficients in national and foreign currency unchanged;
ii). In its eightieth ordinary session, on 24 May, the CPMR again reduced the BNA Rate from 15.75% to 15.50%. It also decided to keep the interest rates of the Permanent Liquidity Absorption Facility unchanged at 0.00% and the mandatory reserve coefficients in national currency at 17.00% and 15.00% in foreign currency. These decisions were underpinned by the fact that year-on-year inflation continued its downward trend, as well as by the evolution of the Monetary Base in national currency, which had contracted in the last twelve months; 58 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
iii). On 23 October, the CPM met in extraordinary session to assess the implementation of monetary and exchange rate measures, following the phased reform of the foreign exchange market that started in January 2018. In this vein, a number of measures were taken within the scope of monetary and exchange rate policy, including the following:
– Maintain the basic interest rate “BNA Rate” unchanged at 15.50%;
– Establishing the interest rate at 10.00% for the permanent liquidity absorption facility, with a maturity of 7 days;
– Maintain the interest rate of 0.00% for the liquidity-absorbing permanent facility, with overnight maturity; – Adjust the reserve requirement coefficient for the national currency from 17.00% to 22.00%;
– Remove the margin of 2.00% on the reference exchange rate, practiced by commercial banks when marke- ting foreign currency in the interbank market and with their clients. In addition, it decided to relax the limits applicable to the various payment instruments for importing goods.
iv). Finally, on 29 November, in its eightieth ordinary session, the CPM noted that the process of disinflation of the economy continued, despite the implementation of the Value Added Tax (VAT) and the liberalisation of the exchange rate, which occurred in October 2019. In this context, taking into account greater price stability and the consolidation of the floating exchange rate regime, it reiterated the maintenance of the restrictive course of monetary policy, through a finer management of liquidity in the system, with recourse to open market operations. Thus, it decided to maintain the BNA Rate at 15.50%, as well as the other rates and the mandatory reserve coefficients.
Some measures have been taken in the foreign exchange market, such as:
– Cease the acquisition by the BNA of foreign currency from the oil companies, with the latter having to sell it directly to commercial banks as from 2 January 2020;
– Reduce the limit of the commercial banks’ foreign exchange position from 5.00% to 2.50%, with effect from 02 January 2020.
11.2. Financial Stability Committee The Financial Stability Committee (COMEF) is a consultative body of the Management Board in the field of financial sta- bility, supporting the definition of guidelines and strategies for the mitigation of systemic risk, as well as the adoption of macro-prudential policies in liaison with the other supervisory bodies of the national financial system.
The COMEF is responsible, on the one hand, for defining prevention mechanisms and contingency plans for the solution of financial crises and, on the other hand, for assessing macroeconomic implementation and the behaviour of the main variables that may affect financial stability, including the situation of the global financial system from the perspective of systemic risk and the probability of contagion at a national level. To this end, the behaviour of the main indicators of growth, profitability, liquidity and solvency of the Angolan financial system is analysed and evaluated, proposing policies that promote its solidity and efficiency.
This Committee is chaired by the Governor of BNA and includes the other members of the Board of Directors, members of the BNA’s governing body, whose matters are related to financial stability, and other financial system regulatory bodies and invited individuals may also participate. The COMEF meets ordinarily once a quarter and extraordinarily whenever convened by its Chairman.
In 2019, four quarterly meetings were held with the objective of identifying, assessing and proposing measures to mi- tigate the main risk factors of the Angolan financial system. In particular, the evolution of macroeconomic and financial vulnerabilities was analysed, including the analysis of the monetary sector, external sector, banking sector, credit mo- nitoring, non-banking sector, payment system, exchange control, financial sector conduct, regulation and sanctioning processes, as well as financial inclusion. Part IV – Relevant Activities of the BNA • 59
In the course of 2019, the stability of the banking sector fluctuated in line with market conditions, i.e. in the first quarter of 2019 there was a deterioration in the stability of the banking sector compared with the same period of the previous year, mainly due to a decline in results, as well as in the levels of financial intermediation. With the settlement of credit impairment, which considerably mitigated the credit risk of the banking sector, there was a slight improvement in the second quarter compared with the same period of the previous year. Associated with this, the increase in foreign cur- rency liquidity, as well as the lower depreciation of the Kwanza against foreign currency, this improvement continued until the third quarter. However, due to the negative performance (loss) of the sector, which consequently decreased solvency, as well as the sharp depreciation of the Kwanza against foreign currency, in the last quarter of the year, the stability of the banking sector was reduced compared to the last quarter of 2018.
Throughout the year, the following issues were highlighted:
a) Realisation and publication of the results of the asset quality assessment exercise - AQA;
b) Revision of the regulations on corporate governance requirements and internal control systems;
c) Revision of the basic law on financial institutions and ML/TF;
d) Movement of accounts of private clients in foreign currency;
e) Revocation of licenses to 3 banks for insufficient share capital and regulatory own funds;
f) Revocation of licenses to 6 exchange bureaus and 1 credit cooperative company, due to inactivity for a period longer than 6 months;
g) Monitoring the business model of banks with targeted activity;
h) Start of the equivalence project of regulation and supervision;
i) Regulations on the prevention and management of conflicts of interest;
j) Supervisory actions to banks that presented liquidity ratios below or very close to the regulatory minimum limit;
k) Draft amendment to the regulatory regime on microfinance institutions;
l) Revision of Notice No. 02/2010 of 20 October on the Central Credit Information and Risk Office;
m) Revision of Notice No 11/2013, of 10 June, on the requirements and procedures for the special registration of financial institutions and authorization to exercise the functions of members of corporate bodies.
11.3. Investment Committee The Investment Committee (IC) is an internal body of the BNA, created under Order No. 181/2010 of the Governor of the BNA, with the objective of supporting the Board of Directors in the definition, analysis, approval and monitoring of investments under the responsibility of the central bank in the international financial market. For this purpose, the evolution of the assets comprising the global investment portfolio (portfolio under internal management and portfolio under external management) is analysed and evaluated, taking into account security, liquidity and profitability.
In view of the brief notes set out above, the IC is responsible for the following:
i). Proposing to the Board of Directors the Master Lines for the management of the International Reserves under the responsibility of the BNA;
ii). Defining, coordinating and monitoring the applications of the International Reserves under the responsibility of the BNA;
iii). Defining the market risk indicators for the applications of the International Reserves; iv). Defining and controlling the tactical Benchmark, taking into account the Strategic Plan defined by the Board of Directors of the BNA; 60 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
v). Supervising the compliance with the Investment Policies and Master Lines in the management of the Inter- national Reserves under the responsibility of the BNA; vi). Formulating opinions for improving the management of the International Reserves and submitting them to the BNA’s Board of Directors; vii). Proposing the model for selecting, contracting, monitoring and replacing external managers, based on proposals prepared by the DGR, based on previously defined performance indicators; viii). Periodically evaluate internal and external managers and replace those with poor performance, based on the proposal submitted by the RGD; ix). Following up and monitoring the results of internal management and proposing on the basis of the “Master Lines for International Reserve Management” and the allocation of resources between internal and exter- nal management; x). Monitoring the evolution of the markets in relation to new products, investment modalities and mana- gement practices, through material provided by the DGR and through participation in courses, lectures, seminars and other events related to matters of reserve management; xi). Monitoring macroeconomic and market variables that may influence international financial markets and BNA applications; xii). Anticipate the risks that may affect BNA’s investments in the international financial market and reserve management in general and forward to the Board of Directors all suggestions relating to the taking of precautionary measures, preserving the foreign exchange policy.
This Committee is chaired by the Governor of the BNA and includes the two Vice-Governors, three Directors and the members of the BNA’s Management Body, whose matters are related to the management of the International Reserves, and other individuals invited by the Chairman of the IC may also participate. The Committee meets ordinarily once a quarter whenever convened by the Chairperson, and extraordinarily at the request of one of its members, at least three working days in advance.
In 2019, three meetings of the Investment Committee were held, where a number of issues relating to the management of International Reserves were discussed, of which the following deliberations are of particular importance:
i). Approval of the 2019 Investment Strategy;
ii). Approval of the Investment Policy, Master Lines and Hiring Manual for Counterparties, Custodians and External Managers;
iii). Reduction of the exposure level of the portfolio under external management by up to 10.00%, being considered the SADC benchmark;
iv). Maintain the Investment Funds with the Carlyle Group and Riverstone until maturity, excluding the possibility of accepting any investment proposal in question;
v). Maintain the “UBS and Credit Agricole” managers until the contract renewal phase;
vi). Approval to change the name of the Investment Committee (IC) to the Reserve Management Committee (CGR), as in some SADC8 countries.
8 This Deliberation was formalized in 2020 by Order no. 07/2020 of 27 January. Part IV – Relevant Activities of the BNA • 61
12. Equity Situation and Financial and Budgetary Performance
12.1. Budgetary Performance The budget for the financial year 2019 foresaw a surplus of Kz 618.55 billion. However, the budget as at 31 December showed a surplus of Kz 336.28 billion, reflecting a 54.36% lower implementation rate than expected for the year. Thus, the accumula- ted budget result until the end of the year was mainly influenced by foreign exchange gains and interest and similar income which represent 52.12% and 24.63% of BNA’s revenue, respectively.
TABLE 12: 2019 BUDGET
Planned until Held until Degree Held until Approved Deviation % Implementation December 2019 December 2019 of execution December 2018 BNA Revenues Exchange gains 440 041 440 041 588 789 134% 34% 561 082 5% Interest and similar income 298 820 298 820 278 175 93% -7% 170 009 64% Gains in financial operations 15 453 15 453 241 120 1560% 1460% 79 469 203% Income from services and commissions 32 709 32 709 16 397 50% -50% 13 000 26% Other operational revenues 165 165 5 109 3097% 2997% 4 347 18% Total Expenses (BNA+UIF) (168 635) (168 635) (793 315) 470% 370% (727 108) 9% BNA Expenses (164 882) (164 882) (792 558) 481% -381% (727 108) 9% Administrative expenses (74 545) (74 545) (550 734) 739% -639% (203 221) 171% Operational and financial expenses (72 471) (72 471) (234 097) 323% -223% (515 275) -55% Investment expenses (17 866) (17 866) (7 726) 43% 57% (8 612) -10% UIF Expenses (3 753) (3 753) (757) 20% 80% - 100% Superavit / (Deficit) 618 554 618 554 336 275 54% -46% 100 799 234%
In view of the estimated budget for 2019, the following could be verified:
– Total income was 43.50% higher than expected, resulting from (i) the recognition of gains on financial operations, arising from results on available-for-sale financial assets, (ii) foreign exchange results and gains associated with exchange differences, due to changes in the exchange rate, (iii) interest and similar income on available-for-sale financial assets, interest on investments and on deposits with credit institutions abroad; – Total expenses were executed above schedule with a deviation of 370.43%, mainly explained by adminis- trative, operating and financial expenses, arising from the increase in provisions, potential losses in fair value associated with the positions of portfolios managed by external entities and interest on repurchase agreements (REPO). 62 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
12.2. Main Changes in the Composition of the Balance Sheet TABLE 13: COMPOSITION OF THE BALANCE SHEET
(Values in millions of Kwanzas) 2019 2018 Variation Montante % ASSET 11 040 832 7 061 495 3 979 337 56% Gold 435 391 234 495 200 896 86% Assets abroad 8 509 576 5 268 297 3 241 279 62% Internal Assets 1 923 758 1 468 080 455 678 31% Tangible and Intangible assets 62 608 50 642 11 966 24% Other asset values 109 499 39 981 69 518 174% ASSET 9 216 104 6 176 112 3 039 992 49% Banknotes and coins in circulation 540 009 498 390 41 619 8% Bank Reserves 2 618 631 1 749 197 869 434 50% Interbank money market 240 110 87 881 152 229 173% Treasury Single Account 1 436 425 1 513 820 (77 395) -5% Deposit Guarantee Fund 14 408 - 14 408 100% Other internal responsibilities 1 684 404 530 196 1 154 208 218% Other external responsibilities 2 536 728 1 690 385 846 343 50% Other liabilities 145 389 106 243 39 146 37% EQUITY 1 824 728 885 383 939 345 106%
On 31 December 2019, BNA’s assets stood at Kz 11.04 trillion, representing an increase of Kz 3.98 trillion compared with 31 December 2018. This positive variation of 56.35% is explained by the following factors:
– A positive variation of Kz 3.24 trillion (+61.52%) in “Assets over abroad”, essentially explained by i) the disinvest- ment in portfolios managed by external entities, ii) the increase in investments in financial assets available for sale, iii) the increase in investments in credit institutions and iv) the sale of foreign currency, payments made on instruction from the National Treasury and on behalf of BNA; – An increase of Kz 455.68 billion (+31.04%) in “Domestic Assets”, essentially due to i) the increase in securities for compliance with the mandatory foreign currency reserve and occasional liquidity-providing operations and ii) the updating of the fair value of the National Treasury Bond issued in July 2016, resulting from the change in the coupon interest rate from 0.00% to 12.00% on 18 March 2019; – Increase in the “Gold” position in Kz 200.90 billion (+85.67%), explained on the one hand by the variation in the Kwanza exchange rate against the US Dollar (36.00%), and on the other hand by the appreciation of its market quotation by 18.82%, from USD 1,281.58 on 31 December 2018 to USD 1,522.81 on 31 December 2019.
On the other hand, BNA’s liabilities totalled Kz 9.22 trillion, resulting in an increase of Kz 3.04 trillion (+49.22%) compa- red with 31 December 2018. The main variations in Liabilities are explained by the following facts:
– An increase of Kz 1.15 trillion (+217.69%) in “Other internal liabilities”, mainly explained by the increase in provisions and liabilities for pensions and other benefits and the amount received from the Sovereign Fund of Angola; – An increase of Kz 869.43 billion (+49.70%) in “Bank Reserves”, explained by the increase in National Treasury Bonds in foreign currency delivered to comply with the mandatory reserve and the effect of the depreciation of the Kwanza against the US Dollar by about 36.00%; – An increase of Kz 846.34 billion (+50.07%) in “Other external liabilities”, mainly explained by the deprecia- tion of the Kwanza against the US Dollar and the increase in interest on repurchase agreement (REPO) sales operations; Part IV – Relevant Activities of the BNA • 63
– An increase of Kz 152.23 billion (+173.22%) in “Interbank money market” operations, explained by the greater adherence of commercial banks to open market operations; – An increase of Kz 14.41 billion (100.00%) in the balance of the “Deposit Guarantee Fund”, resulting from the initial contributions of financial institutions to it; – A decrease of Kz 77.40 billion (-5.11%) in the balance of the “Single Treasury Account” (CUT), substantially explained by the various payments made by instruction of the Ministry of Finance..
Regarding Equity, there was an increase of Kz 939.35 billion (+106.09%) justified by:
– the positive result for the year of Kz 90.09 billion; – An increase in “Revaluation Differences” of Kz 937.44 billion (+105%), mainly explained by the increase in “Foreign exchange revaluation differences” and “Fair value revaluation differences”, resulting from chan- ges in the fair value of “Available-for-sale financial assets” and “Gold”.
12.3. Evolution of results In the 2019 financial year, the main indicators in the profit and loss account developed as shown in the table below.
TABLE 14: MAIN INDICATORS IN THE PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
(Values in millions of Kwanzas) 2019 2018 Variation Montante % Financial Margin 211 009 131 778 79 231 60% Net Commissions 12 061 10 084 1 977 20% Results on financial operations 88 921 (70 112) 159 033 227% Operational results 585 289 487 593 97 696 20% Operating results (807 189) (540 751) (266 438) -49% RESULT FOR THE YEAR 90 091 18 592 71 499 385%
A positive result of Kz 90.09 billion was recorded in 2019, with the positive variation over the previous year being explained essentially:
– An increase of Kz 79.23 billion (+60.12%) in “Net interest income”, justified by i) the accrual of interest and similar income from “Available for sale financial assets”, ii) the increase in interest on term deposits abroad and iii) the interest on financial assets granted to the State; – An increase of Kz 1.98 billion (+19.61%) in “Net commissions” as a result of the increase in commissions received for transactions with the Ministry of Finance and the reduction in commissions paid for banking services provided by third parties; – An increase of Kz 159.03 billion (+226.83%) in “Results from financial operations”, mainly due to i) the update of the fair value of National Treasury Bonds issued in July 2016, due to the change in the future coupon interest rate from 0.00% to 12.00% and for the gains generated in the sale of foreign and domestic sovereign debt securities recorded under the item “Financial assets available for sale” and ii) for the gains generated in the fair value adjustment and divestments of investments managed by external entities; – An increase of Kz 97.70 billion (+20.04%) in “Operating profit” arising mainly from foreign exchange results; – Reduction of Kz 266.44 billion (-49.27%) in “Operating profit” arising mainly from the:
a. Increase of Kz 352.86 billion (+181%) in administrative expenses, justified by i) the increase in staff costs, in the amount of Kz 350.18 billion, mainly due to the increase in pension and other benefits liabilities, due to the actuarial assumptions update and ii) the increase in supplies and services and depreciation, in the amount of Kz 2.68 billion and Kz 1.06 billion, respectively; b. Increase of Kz 192.57 billion (+225%) in “Provisions net of replacements and write-offs” as a result of the increases in provisions for systemic risk in the banking sector and social fund. 64 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
13. Organization
13.1. Planning As part of the monitoring of the 2018-2022 Strategic Plan, NZIMBU, defined on the basis of the pillars and strategic objectives illustrated in the figure below, for the execution of its Annual Activity Plans, the Organic Units (OUs) of the BNA had as a reference the Strategic Actions with a timeframe of 2019.
FIGURE 1: NZIMBU 2018 - 2022 OVERVIEW
Strategic Benchmark strategic pillars Strategic Objectives
SO 1 • Adopt policies which contribute to the Mission Pilar 1 macroeconomic stability. • Ensure price stability and the • Macroeconomic stability. SO 2 soundness of the financial system • Guarantee the financial system stability. SO 3 • Ensure the integration of payment system with Pilar 2 the international system. • Financial system stability. SO 4 Vision • Promote the credibility and strengten the institutional • Be a credible and competent relationship.
central bank in the strict fulfillment SO 5 of its institutional mission. Pilar 3 • Contribute to the deepening of financial • Support the pursuit of inclusion and social responsability. public development Values SO 6 policies. • Reinforce the corporate governance model • Team spirit and the internal control system. • Transparency SO 7 • Integrity Pilar 4 • Ensure the optimization of the funcional • Competence • BNA Operation Model. structure and the maintenance of the infrastructure. SO 8 • Attitude • Reinforce the mission and competence culture of the human capital.
In view of the above, for the 2nd cycle of the NZIMBU 2019 - 2022, 206 deliveries of a strategic nature were defined within the objectives illustrated in chart 23 below:
CHART 21: CONCLUSION OF DELIVERIES BY STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 2019
45 OE 2 21
35 OE 7 27
35 OE 1 31
33 OE 5 13
24 OE 6 14
14 OE 4 13
13 OE 3 13
12 OE 8 8
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
Forecast deliveries Delivery Completed Part IV – Relevant Activities of the BNA • 65
The NZIMBU 2019 was implemented at a level of around 79%, in which it is important to highlight the balance of the prospects that contributed to this result:
– Society - 84%; – Financial System - 71%; – Internal processes - 76%; – Learning and Growth - 92%.
FIGURE 2: DEGREE OF IMPLEMENTATION
S.O 1: Adopt policies S.O 4: Promote the credibility and S.O 5: contribute to the deepening of Society 84% which contribute to the strengthen the institutional financial indusion and social macroeconomic stability. 89% relationship. 92% responsibility. 76%
S.O 3: Ensure the integration of Financial S.O 2:Guarantee the financial 71% the payment system with the System system stability. 82% international systems 100%
S.O 6: Reinforce the corporate S.O 7: Ensure the optimization of Internal 76% governance model and the functional structure and Processes internal control system. 67% maintenance of infrastructure. 83%
Learning and Growth 92% S.O 8: Reinforce the mission and competence culture of the humam capital. 92%
13.2. Processes Within the scope of the processes, for the period in question, the Process Governance Methodology was approved and the respective dissemination was carried out, which involved all BNA departments, ensuring understanding about the management of processes within the institution.
In addition, in 2019, the review of the procedures manuals of the various UO was begun, of which the following departments are particularly noteworthy: the Department of the Circulating Environment (DMC), the Department of Banking Supervision (DSB), the Department of Reserve Management (DGR), the Internal Audit Department (DAI), the Department of Organisation and Planning (DOP), the Department of Foreign Exchange Control (DCC), the Department of Asset Markets (DMA) and the Department of Financial System Regulation and Organisation (DRO).
13.3. Projects With regard to initiatives with an impact on processes, information systems, human resources and physical and tech- nological infrastructure, during the period under analysis the BNA’s project portfolio comprised a total of 49 projects, of which the most structural stand out:
– Creation of the Financial Inclusion Observatory; – Upgrade of the SPTR for the Environment 24/7; – Implementation of the Instantaneous Mobile Transfer System; – Deposit Guarantee Fund; – Optimisation of the Other Financial Companies Module (OSF); – Inflation Expectations Index; – New version of SIGMA; – New version of OPICS; – Imparities Model; 66 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
– Integrated Management Support System; – IT Governance Model.
In turn, 6 projects were concluded in 2019:
– Deposit Guarantee Fund; – Optimisation of the Other Financial Companies Module (OSF); – Inflation Expectations Index; – Automation and Calculation of auctions; – Robotization of the reconciliation process; – Upgrade of the Bloomberg AIM Solution.
CHART 22: STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES VS. 2019 PROJECT PORTFOLIO
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OE 1 OE 3 OE 4 OE 5 OE 7
13.4. Organization Within the organisation, initiatives in the field of organisational development in line with the defined objectives are highlighted:
i). Updating and implementation of standards and internal management tools, in particular:
– Revision of the Manual of General Principles of Organic Structure - MPGEO; – Revision of the Procurement Regulations and of the Goods, Services and Contracts Procurement Committee; – Revision of the Regulations of the Investment Committee (CI); – Revision of the Financial Stability Committee (COMEF) Regulations, and consequently the creation of the Financial Inclusion Sub-committee (SIF); – Creation of the Corporate Governance Committee and its subcommittees (Risk Management (RMS), Informa- tion Technology Governance (ITG), Human Capital (HCH) and Ethics (SET)); – Creation of the Bolsa de Educadores Financeiros (Financial Educators Grant) - BEF; – Creation of the Conference Cycle of the National Bank of Angola; – Implementation of different policies, namely Risk Management and Compliance, Anti Money Laundering, and Governance and Management of Regional Delegations; – Homologation of the Process Governance Methodology. Part IV – Relevant Activities of the BNA • 67
ii). Adequacy of the organic and functional structure of the BNA, focusing on the following:
– Centralisation of the sanctioning action process; – Centralisation of the bidding process (Procurement); – Disaggregation of supervisory processes by banking and non-banking financial institutions; – Restructuring of the Banking Operations Department (DOB) and the Payments System Department (DSP); – Creation of the Credit Monitoring Office (GAC).
A total of 156 internal and external communication documents were issued and standardised within the scope of the review and adequacy of the regulatory system, 15 Notices, 19 Instructions and 122 Orders, distributed according to table 18 below:
TABLE 3: DOCUMENTS AND REGULATIONS ISSUED
Order Notices Instructions Year Monetary Monetary Organiza- Nomina- End of Com- Public Monetary Financial Payment Financial Payment Projects and Exchan- and Exchan- tion tions mission Tender Circulation System System System System ge Policy ge Policy
2019 51 18 15 4 24 10 11 3 1 4 12 3
Total 122 15 19 68 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
14. Regulation and Organization of the Financial System
As part of the ongoing adaptation of the regulatory framework and supervision processes to the requirements of Basel II and III, in 2019, the BNA approved and published a range of 52 regulations, namely 14 Notices, 19 Instructions and 19 Directives, as can be seen in the Annexes (issued regulations).
Considering that the process of adapting the Angolan Financial System to good international practices is continuous, especially with regard to the recommendations of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, there are still some matters to be regulated and developed. Thus, the BNA has drawn up a macroplan which is being implemented (Figure 3), with a view to materialising this desire.
With regard to the process of monitoring the full adoption of international accounting and financial reporting standards (IAS/IFRS) by the national banking sector, various activities have been carried out, namely:
i). Updating of the Plan of Accounts of financial institutions (Adjusted CONTIF), following the entry into force of the International Financial Reporting Standard IFRS 9 - Financial Instruments; ii). Presentation of a proposal regarding the standardisation of the reporting models for the financial sector, within the scope of the publication of Executive Decree No. 456/17, of 2 October, regarding the reporting models for taxes; iii). Monitoring of the implementation plan of IFRS 9 - Financial Instruments, at the level of financial banking institutions; iv). Updating of complementary regulations arising from the entry into force of IFRS 9; v). Analysis of the action plans reported by financial institutions, within the scope of the implementation of IFRS 9; vi). Completion of the third stage of the full adoption of IAS/IFRS project.
With regard to the organisation of the financial system, within the scope of its attributions, the BNA carried out the special registration of 42 authorisation processes for members of corporate bodies of banking and non-banking finan- cial institutions, 2 processes for the special registration of directors by co-option, 8 authorisation processes for the special registration of directors with relevant management functions and 20 authorisation processes for the special registration of statutory amendments.
The BNA granted 18 authorisation processes for share capital increases, 4 authorisation processes for contracting the external auditor, 6 authorisation processes for statutory amendments, 5 authorisation processes for the transfer of shares, 1 cancellation process for the transfer of shares of a banking financial institution, 2 processes for represen- tative office establishments, 1 process for establishing a subsidiary of a banking financial institution, 1 procedure for refusal to enforce a bank guarantee issued by a financial institution, 1 procedure for recognition of the expiry of 16 non-banking financial institutions, 1 procedure for closure of a representative office, 1 procedure for extension of the start of operations of a representative office of a financial institution and 1 procedure for refusal to enforce a bank guarantee issued by a financial institution.
In the meantime, 918 proceedings have been initiated, 500 of which have been concluded resulting in fines totalling Kz 907.16 million.
A Manual of Procedures for the Sanctioning Action was prepared and discussed at a meeting of the Board of Directors and changes were recommended and are under review.
Finally, 2 applications were developed on Licensing and Registration processes, as well as compliance investigations of the BNA’s standards. Part IV – Relevant Activities of the BNA • 69
FIGURE 3: MACRO PLAN IN EXECUTION 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 LEVEL I • ICAAP • Leverage Ratio • Effort Tests • Definition of capital • ECAIS • ILAAP • Risk Governance • Effective use of MAIF • Leverage Ratio • Follow up on the IFS on Basel II • Capital Buffer • Proviasion of information on prudential limits • Basel II internal model approach • Counter cyde capital buffer • Effectiveimplementation of IAS/IFRS • Recovery plan and resolution • SIBs (Global and Domestic) • Monitoring of action plans • Protocolary procedures • IFRS standards update • Frame of Consolidared Supervision • analysis of impairment models for credit • Implementation of techonological solution on impairment
Effective Supervision
LEVEL II • Advanced credit, market and operational risk methods • Titularizations • Counterparty credit risk • Market risk environment according to BII • Baking exposure to central counterparties (CCPs) • Subcontracting of supervisory services (regulatory) • Disclosure requirements BII/III (continuation) LEVEL I: Minimum to be development Effective Supervision LEVEL II: Next stage of evolution 70 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
15. Risk Management and Compliance
The BNA is exposed to financial and non-financial risks, originating from internal and external factors that may jeopardise the achievement of its strategic objectives. In order to mitigate these risks, BNA is committed to a robust risk culture and has implemented a framework that promotes their integrated management.
To this end, the BNA has implemented the Three Lines of Defence Model for the segregation of functions related to risk management.
In order to strengthen the corporate governance model and internal control system, the Board of Directors of the BNA reviewed and implemented the following:
– Revised risk management and compliance policies: These policies aim to provide guidelines for a systematic, comprehensive and coordinated management of the BNA’s risks; – Implementation of a transaction monitoring tool: This aims to monitor payments made by the BNA, generating alerts for transactions outside its profile.
Also, within the scope of strengthening the internal control measures to ensure compliance at the BNA, the following has been developed:
– Financial risk reporting structure: This aims to ensure that the management of internal and external assets are aligned with the measures defined by the BNA (investment policy, master lines for the management of interna- tional reserves and rediscount operations) and to allow an integrated view of risks; – Business impact analysis: This analysis aims to have an overview of the BNA’s key processes (maximum downtime and recovery requirements for critical processes), which serves as the basis for the design of the BNA’s Business Continuity strategy.
The following dissemination and training activities were carried out within the scope of the BNA workers’ capacity building action:
– Organisation of the Risk Management Week: directed at risk partners with the aim of guaranteeing the effective implementation and maintenance in their units of these tools; – Organisation of the Compliance Week: directed at workers with the objective of training them in Complian- ce and ML/TF matters; – International Business Continuity Awareness Week, under the slogan “Investing in Resilience”: a cycle of workshops and a competition (awarded with purchasing vouchers) was held. The initiative was aimed at strengthening the culture of organisational resilience and business continuity at the BNA.. Part IV – Relevant Activities of the BNA • 71
16. Global Analysis of Product Licensing, Services and Advertising Campaigns
In 2019, the volume of licensing processes by the BNA, which encompassed product, service and advertising campaign processes, registered an increase of 7.34% (16 processes) compared with 2018.
CHART 23: NUMBER OF PRODUCT LICENSING PROCESSES
Products/Services 153 155
Advertising Campaigns 65 79
2018 2019
16.1. Numbers of Products and Services Processes As for the financial products and services submitted for appraisal and validation, there were a total of 155 related cases, re- presenting an increase of 1.31% (2 cases) compared to 2018. As for the category by documental support, the FTI represented a large part of the volume of processes submitted by financial institutions, with a weight of 55.48%, totaling 86 processes
GRAPH 24: NUMBERS OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PROCESSES
Contracts 55 51
FTI´s 82 86
Account Form 13 17
Code of Conduct Manuals 1
Others 3
2018 2019 72 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
16.2. Numbers of Advertising Campaigns During the period in question, the financial institutions submitted 79 advertising campaign files for appraisal by the BNA, representing an increase of 21.54% (14 files) in relation to the same period in the previous year. In relation to the advertising media, the posters/ flyers represented a weight of 41.77%, totalling 33 cases.
CHART 25: VOLUME OF ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN PROCESSES
TV 7 9
Radio 9 4
Press 14 14
Folders/Leaflets 24 33
Internet/Mailings 9 17
SMS 2 2
2018 2019
16.3. Inspections 16.3.1. Off-Site Off-site inspections are carried out at a distance, without the BNA inspectors travelling to the financial institutions, checking the information available on their websites, as well as the information reported to the BNA: (i) prices (commission and expen- se tables and interest rates); (ii) payment card tariffs; (iii) the number of active customers of the financial institutions, technical information sheets on term deposits, general conditions for the use of payment cards.
In 2019, a total of 343 inspections were carried out on 26 financial institutions, representing an increase of 47.84% over the same period.
CHART 26:OFF SITE INSPECTIONS
232
2018 369
2019 Part IV – Relevant Activities of the BNA • 73
These actions were aimed at assessing the degree of compliance with the rules of conduct, general duties of infor- mation and other legal and regulatory norms in force, and some non-conformities were identified, which deserved a recommendation or proposal for the initiation of sanction proceedings, depending on the seriousness of the irregularity
16.3.2. On-Site On-site inspections are characterised by the presence of BNA inspectors at the headquarters and agencies of financial institutions and can take two types, accredited onsite inspections and “mystery client” inspections. With regard to accredited onsite inspections, 244 inspections were carried out during the period in question, resulting in an increase of 320.69% in relation to the corresponding period, the aim of which was to (i) to assess the degree of compliance with foreign exchange margins in the marketing of foreign currency; (ii) commissions charged for the loading and use of international flag cards; (iii) complaints by consumers; (iv) commissions charged for foreign exchange transactions; (v) compliance with deadlines in the execution of transfers of values in national currency; (vi) compliance with the regulations on exemptions from the charging of minimum banking services.
CHART 27:ON SITE INSPECTIONS
58
2018 2019 244
In addition, 631 “mystery client” type inspections were carried out, in which the inspector poses as an ordinary con- sumer in order to assess the conduct of professionals in financial institutions, in compliance with current regulations, resulting in an increase of 92.38% over the same period.
CHART 28: MYSTERY CLIENT INSPECTIONS
328 2018 631 2019
During the period under review, the evolution of interest rates offered on term deposits, commissions charged on the return of cheques to the beneficiary, account maintenance commissions, the issue and annuity of multicaixa cards and credit cards, commissions for opening consumer credit, commissions on transfers of values in national and foreign currency and on the loading of prepaid international flag cards were also monitored. In this direction, there was an increase in existing commissions and the creation of other commissions in the prices of banking financial institutions in comparison to 2018. 74 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
16.4. Complaints Management The analysis of complaints constitutes a barometer for measuring compliance with the rules in force by the supervised institu- tions, which are relevant to the activities of supervising the conduct of the financial market, and these include those presented to financial institutions and reported to the BNA, as well as those submitted by consumers of financial products and services directly for the supervisor’s analysis.
Thus, during 2019, the financial system registered a total of 23,930 complaints, representing an increase of 17.72% (3602 complaints) compared to 2018 (20,328 complaints). Of this total of complaints, 12,781 related to domestic private banks, 3408 to foreign parent banks and 7741 to domestic public banks, as illustrated in Chart 31 below.
CHART 29: COMPLAINTS BY TYPE OF BANK 25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000 Number of complaints 5 000
0 National private banks Foreign private banks Public banks
2018 2019
Source: BNA and Banking financial institutions
16.4.1 Complaint Subjects With regard to the share of the most frequently claimed matters, those related to payment cards, automatic teller machine and automatic payment terminal (TPA), deposit accounts, transfers, internet banking, credit and foreign opera- tions should be highlighted. The 7 most complained subjects represent 91.07% (21,794 complaints) of total complaints.
Table 16: COMPLAINTS BY SUBJECT
Annual Variation Weight Most complained subjects 2018 2019 (%) Absolute 2018 2019 Payment cards 5 723 5 470 -4,42% -253 28,15% 22,86% ATM and Automatic Payment Terminal 3 055 5 210 70,54% 2 155 15,03% 21,77% Deposit accounts 2 992 4 330 44,72% 1 338 14,72% 18,09% Internet and Mobile Banking 1 791 1 605 -10,39% -186 8,81% 6,71% Operations with foreign countries 1 889 1 265 -33,03% -624 9,29% 5,29% Transfers 2 208 2 339 5,93% 131 10,86% 9,77% Credit 797 1 575 97,62% 778 3,92% 6,58% Services 627 631 0,64% 4 3,08% 2,64% Foreign exchange operations 287 251 -12,54% -36 1,41% 1,05% Others 959 1 254 30,76% 295 4,72% 5,24% Total 20 328 23 930 17,72% 3 601 100,00% 100,00%
It should be noted that the high number of complaints about transfers and operations abroad is essentially the result of delays in making funds available to beneficial owners and the remainder is related to increased awareness among consumers of financial products and services of their rights and duties. Part IV – Relevant Activities of the BNA • 75
16.4.2. TABLE 16: COMPLAINTS BY RESULT In the period under review, of the total number of complaints registered in the Angolan financial system, 13,686 were concluded, corresponding to 57.19% of the total, the remainder being in progress9.
TABLE 17: COMPLAINTS BY RESULT
Number of complaints received by financial institutions Status of complaints Weight 2018 2019 Variation 2018 2019 Completed 14 862 13 686 -7,91% 73,11% 57,19% Under analysis 5 466 10 244 87,41% 26,89% 42,81% Total 20 328 23 930 17,72% 100,00% 100,00%
9 It should be noted that in 2019 the National Bank of Angola concluded 69% of the complaints submitted by consumers of financial products and services / Source: Consumer Portal 76 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
17. Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Policy
In 2019, the final phase of the exercise of the National Risk Assessment of Angola was concluded with the holding of the III Workshop organised by the World Bank, where it was possible to discuss (i) the results of the national risk assessment (ii) the action plans and (iii) the strategy of the National Risk Assessment for the coming years.
In addition, the conclusion of the process of revision of Law 34/11 of 12 December - Act on Combating Money Launde- ring and Terrorist Financing.
In May 2019, in order to verify the technical compliance of Angola’s legal framework in matters of Prevention to the ML/TF with the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force, the BNA and the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) began to complete the Technical Compliance Questionnaire, on the basis of which it is hoped to identify some short- comings for correction.
In the context of the preparation of the Mutual Evaluation, in September 2019, the BNA, in collaboration with the FIU, held an international conference on the theme “Preparation of the Mutual Evaluation of the Angolan ML/TF Combat System”, with a view to raising awareness beforehand among all the institutions that make up the Angolan ML/TF combat system. Given the importance of the subject, the event was attended by representatives of some countries, namely Malawi, Namibia and Zambia, who shared their experiences on the Mutual Evaluation process.
From the point of view of supervisory action on the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing, several on-site actions were carried out in 2019, with a particular focus on follow-up activities to non-banking financial insti- tutions. In addition, the BNA continued, in the context of the traditional off-site monitoring, the evaluation of the cor- porate governance and internal control systems allocated to the prevention of the ML/TF, which focused fundamentally on (i) the analysis of Chapter 5. of the Corporate Governance and Internal Control System Report and (ii) the analysis of the Self-Assessment Questionnaire.
With regard to the banking sector, in February 2019 the BNA carried out inspections of the banks operating in the An- golan financial system in order to verify the evolution of procedures adapted for the monitoring of listed entities. In this context, the banks have developed various initiatives to comply with the BNA’s requirements.
With regard to capacity building actions in the area of ML/TF, the BNA signed an agreement with Financial Services Volunteer Corps (FSVC) for technical assistance in the area of ML/TF supervision, having held the first training session by the FSVC in December 2019. Part IV – Relevant Activities of the BNA • 77
18. Letter of Recommendation and Proposal for Sanctions Last year, the BNA issued a total of 81 letters of recommendation and 185 proposals for sanctioning actions, distributed as follows across the different divisions:
- Licensing of financial products and services: 50 letters of recommendation were sent to financial institu- tions to confirm irregularities detected in the files submitted and inspected;
- Inspection: 14 letters of recommendation were issued for the sanctioning of irregularities and 84 proposals for the opening of the appropriate infringement proceedings;
- Ombudsman: 31 proposals for sanctioning actions were sent out, consisting of irregularities detected in com- plaint procedures presented by consumers of financial products and services;
- Monitoring: 70 sanction actions were proposed, 19 for banking financial institutions and 51 for non-banking financial institutions, and 21 letters of recommendation were issued to banking financial institutions with a view to remedying the shortcomings identified in these within the framework of the Prevention of Money Laundering and Financing for Terrorism. 78 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
19. International Relations In 2019, the BNA’s institutional relations materialised through various actions, standing out in terms of bilateral cooperation with the central banks, culminating in official visits by the Governors of the Central Banks of Portugal, Mozambique and Namibia to the BNA. In the multilateral context, the BNA participated in various events held under the aegis of regional and international institutions of which it is a full member, as well as representing the Angolan sta- te. In this regard, in those held within the Bretton Woods institutions, the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP), the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI), SADC, the Institute for Macroeconomic and Financial Management of Southern and Eastern Africa (MEFMI) and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
In terms of internal institutional relations, the main emphasis is on continuing the partnership with the IMF representation to report on the “Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa” (REO). Likewise, the creation of a new institutional partnership with the opening in Angola of the Commerzbank Representation Office, as well as the re-establishment of an internal agenda for the strengthening and improvement of the relationship with other supervisory bodies of the national financial system, with some ministerial departments and with the General Tax Administration (AGT), with a view to improving the level of articulation with these entities and the strengthening of institutional cooperation between them and the BNA. Part IV – Relevant Activities of the BNA • 79
20. Communication and Currency Museum The BNA has adjusted the structure of the Communication and Museum Department (DCM) to coincide with its main responsibilities, which can be summarised essentially in the management of stakeholders, the production of content and digital communication, the relationship with the media and the management of the Currency Museum.
As a complement to the knowledge produced in its areas of mission and in order to address issues in the current context, the BNA organised, in 2019, within the scope of the Annual Cycle of Conferences, several conferences with national and international projection, with speakers of recognised reputation in the economic and financial world.
Similarly, the BNA once again reinforced its communication activities, including on the social networks, with the aim of promoting knowledge on themes related to its areas of mission:
– It published communications, press releases and public interventions by the Board of Directors; – It joined Instagram and Facebook with the opening of official accounts, continuing the effort to diversify the channels of contact with the public; – Disseminated information on developments with an impact on bank customers, with a focus on the defence of the rights and duties of bank consumers in the provision of services by commercial banks.
Regarding the Currency Museum, in the year 2019, it hosted two temporary exhibitions: “Active Africa” from April to June 2019 and “The Art of Money” from October 2019 to January 2020.
In this context, there were 80 293 visitors to the Museum, and the same number visited the aforementioned exhibitions, since their space is located at the Museum’s entrance. Of the visitors, around 2.14% were foreign citizens from Portugal, Brazil, France, China, Spain, South Africa, the USA and Russia.
There were also 978 group visits, 72.49% of which were to private schools, 12.78% to churches, 4.29% to public institutions, 3.37% to children’s centres and the remainder to other private institutions. 80 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
21. Financial Education
21.1. Financial Literacy Actions The consolidation of activities under the Education and Financial Inclusion Programme for 2019 was summarised in the adoption of new perspectives for its extension and effectiveness, in order to promote habits and attitudes in dealing with financial services and products with a view to achieving a high level of literacy, as well as greater financial inclu- sion towards achieving the objectives set out in the National Plan for Financial Inclusion (PNIF 2018-2022). This plan foresees the inclusion of 5 million people in the financial system within a time horizon of five years, i.e. from 2018 to 2022, with particular attention to the inclusion of women.
In this path, it was highlighted in 2019, among the various educational activities for the promotion of financial literacy of the population, the holding of the 2nd edition of the Global Money Week in the province of Huambo, an initiative of Child & Youth Finance International that aims to inspire children and young people to learn about money, livelihoods and entrepreneurship.
Thus, 16,357 visitors, mostly children and young people, participated in Global Money Week 2019, of which 15,386 visited the fair and 971 participated in the financial education lectures given during the event.
Chart 30: GLOBAL MONEY WEEK STATISTICS (FAIRS AND LECTURES)
4 500 4 000 3 500 3 000 2 500 2 000 1 500 1 000 500 - Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 29.03.2019 30.03.2019 31.03.2019 01.04.2019 02.04.2019 03.04.2019 04.04.2019
Total Visitors Participants of the Lectures
In addition, on 31 October, the 2nd edition of the Financial Education Workshop (OEF) was held in the province of Huila, in commemoration of World Savings Day, with 18 488 participants, mostly children and young people. Of these visitors 17 878 went to the kiosks and the rest to the financial education lectures held.
Also in 2019, the “Financial Educators Scholarship” (BEF in Portuguese) was created, a virtual decision-making support body for the development of programmes, innovative projects and actions in the field of Financial Education. The BEF is only established and functions as long as the programmes, projects and actions associated with it function.
The Director of the Department of Financial Inclusion (DIF), which coordinates it, and the Director of the Department of Communication and Museum (DCM) are members of the BEF. BEF has the members of the Board of Directors (Board of Directors) as ephemeral members and senior staff appointed by the Organizational Mission Units, whose contribution should be in accordance with the need and relevance of the topic to be addressed.
The activities programmed for this purpose focused on the holding of lectures on the combination of macro and do- mestic themes for the training and capacity building of the providers and consumers of financial products and services towards the construction of the concept of national financial citizenship. For the focal group of this programme, con- sisting of universities, medium-sized institutes, business associations, financial institutions, among others, 30 lectures were held during the period in question, with 2877 participants.
In addition to the lectures mentioned above, the lectures held at the Financial Education Workshops and requesting institutions totalled 372 in the year, 127 of which were held in Luanda, organised by the DIF at the level of the BNA Part IV – Relevant Activities of the BNA • 81
headquarters and 245 in the remaining provinces of the country by the BNA Regional Delegations. These lectures were attended by 29,526 participants from the various regions of the country, mostly young people, of whom 8862 in the province of Luanda and 20,664 in the provinces where the BNA Regional Delegations are represented.
Chart 31: FINANCIAL EDUCATION LECTURES BY REGION
29 526 Total 372
20 664 Regional delegations 245
8 862 BNA/ Headquarter 127
0 5 000 10 000 15 000 20 000 25 000 30 000 35 000
No. of participants No. of Lectures
In 2019, of the 372 lectures given, 302 (81.18%) were held as part of the BNA’s financial training activities, 30 (8.06%) as part of the Financial Educators’ Exchange, 20 (5.38%) at the Financial Education Workshop in celebration of World Savings Day and 20 (5.38%) at the Financial Education Workshop in celebration of Global Money Week. It should be noted that the lectures given during the Financial Education Workshops counted on the collaboration of speakers from the other regulators of the National Financial System, namely the Market and Capital Commission (CMC), the Angolan Insurance Regulation and Supervision Agency (ARSEG) and AGT.
Chart 32: DISTRIBUTION OF FINANCIAL EDUCATION LECTURES
5% 6%
8%
Financial Training - (DIF+BR's)
Financial Educators Scholarship
Financial Education Workshop
Global Money Week 81%
The BNA’s activities during the year in question focused on achieving the following objectives, with a view to increasing the levels of financial literacy of the national citizen: 82 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
– Improving the financial knowledge and attitudes of the target group; – Developing savings habits; – Promote responsible recourse to credit and create habits of precaution in relation to its use; – Raise awareness among providers and users of financial products and services in situations of risk that may affect deposits and income; – Developing savings habits.
21.2. Awareness Campaigns and Impact Assessment In order to boost access to the financial system for the excluded, the BNA promotes awareness campaigns throughout the country, in collaboration with the commercial banks that adhere to the “Bankita” product. This product is a financial product with reduced costs and minimum requirements in terms of documentation required for the inclusion of the low-income population under the “Simplified Accounts” scheme, with a view to contributing to the stability of the financial system, providing greater investment, greater economic growth with an impact on improving social welfare. On the other hand, it promotes gender empowerment aiming at reducing gender inequality towards the construction of a more inclusive society.
During the year under analysis, 118 awareness raising campaigns were carried out throughout the country, in places of great population concentration, such as markets, supermarkets, registration and identification posts.
Chart 33: SENSITIVITY CAMPAIGNS FOR OPENING “BANKITA” ACCOUNTS
12 896 Total 118
9 525 Regional delegations 105
3 371 BNA/ Headquarter 13
0 2 000 4 000 6 000 8 000 10 000 12 000 14 000
Open Bankita Accounts No. of Campaigns
Of the total number of awareness campaigns conducted during the year, 105 (89.0%) were promoted by the Regional Delegations of the BNA and 13 (11%) by Headquarters (DIF), which may have contributed to the opening of 12 896 accounts, of which 9525 (74%) in the provinces under the jurisdiction of the Regional Delegations and 3367 (26.0%) in Luanda.
In accumulated terms, 765,087 “Bankita” accounts were opened in 2019, representing an increase of 18.85% over the same period. Of these accounts, 151,454 migrated to conventional accounts, consisting of 7,363 “Bankita” Growing accounts, representing a reduction of 1.08% in relation to the previous period. Part IV – Relevant Activities of the BNA • 83
22. Information and Credit Risk Center
In 2019, there was a total of 229 138 consultations accumulated on the CIRC (Central Information and Credit Risk) platform, an increase of 115,738 compared with 2018. This increase resulted from a greater volume of credit application processes for analysis, essentially by individuals.
Chart 34: CIRC CONSULTATION EVOLUTION
250 000
200 000
150 000
100 000
50 000
0 2016 2017 2018 2019
22.1. Issue of Declarations of Credit Liability In 2019, 4845 declarations of credit liabilities were issued, an increase of 116.58% compared to 2018 (2237 declara- tions), of which 4652 were for natural persons and 193 for legal persons.
Likewise, declarations for change of domicile of wages and credit applications outside the country were issued, speci- fically for Portugal, Spain, Cape Verde, Dubai and the United States of America.
Chart 35: DISTRIBUTION OF DECLARATIONS BY TYPE OF PERSON
5000 4500 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 2017 2018 2019
unique colectives
Luanda province, due to regional asymmetries in the granting of credit in the country, continues to register the highest number of requests for declarations of credit responsibility, representing 90.29% of the total, followed by the Western Regional Delegation with 3.71% and the Southern Regional Delegation with 2.88%. 84 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
23. Human Capital At the end of 2019, the BNA had a total of 1967 workers, representing a decrease of 4.42% in relation to the 2018 workforce, of which approximately 84% is allocated to the central services, with the remainder distributed among the 7 Regional Delegations, namely, North, Northeast, West, Central, South, East and Southeast.
During the period in question, 87 workers retired and 11 terminated their contracts with the BNA for various reasons.
Table 18: WORKERS BY EMPLOYEES/GENDER BAND Gender Group Role QTY WEIGHT MALE FEM. GOVERNOR 1 0 1 0% ADMINISTRATION VICE GOVERNOR 2 0 2 0% ADMINISTRATOR 3 1 4 0% SUB-TOTAL 6 1 7 0% DIRECTOR 25 10 35 2% MANAGEMENT SUBDIRECTOR 16 15 31 1% SUB-TOTAL 41 25 66 3% HEAD OF DIVISION 61 43 104 5% COORDINATION HEAD OF DEPARTMENT 83 75 158 8% SUB-TOTAL 144 118 262 13% SPECIALIZED 17 11 28 1% TECHNICAL TECHNICIANS 428 442 870 45% SUB-TOTAL 445 453 898 46% SUPPORT 155 114 269 14% SUPPORT AUXILIAR 378 87 465 24% SUB-TOTAL 533 201 734 38% TOTAL 1 169 798 1 967 100%
The distribution of staff per academic background is described in the table below.
Table 19: WORKERS BY ACADEMIC EDUCATION
LEVEL QTY. WEIGHT
UP TO HIGH SCHOOL (12TH GRADE) 665 34%
UNIVERSITY ATTENDANCE 554 28%
LICENCIATURE 612 31%
POST GRADUATION(*) 136 7%
TOTAL 1967 100%
In the area of training and capacity building, the year 2019 was one of consolidation of the model defined in 2018, aimed at the continuous development of the workers’ skills, with a view to aligning with BNA’s strategy, improving the processes and focusing on continuous investment and growth of the workers. This model was structured into six thematic blocks, namely, institutional, general technical, specific technical, central banking technique, management and leadership program and certi- fication and post-graduate program.
Thus, in 2019 there were 141 training sessions, in the 6 blocks defined, as shown below: Part IV – Relevant Activities of the BNA • 85
FIGURE 4: BALANCE SHEET OF ACTIONS CARRIED OUT PER BLOCK
Institutional 3 Certification and 8 Post Graduation
141 Course Actions Leadership General Technique 13 11 Program
1.388 Participants Central Bank 42 64 Specific Technique
At the same time, and with the aim of enhancing the internal staff of the BNA and greater sharing of knowledge and information regarding the activities of the central bank, the BNA has been holding an Internal Cycle of Technical Workshops since 2018, it is worth mentioning the Training Plan and the Risk Management and Compliance workshops. In 2019, 13 workshops were held, with a total of 1038 participations.
FIGURE 5: TECHNICAL WORKSHOPS HELD
13 Implementation Structure and of the Incident Operation of 1.038 Workshops Register tool of the Payment made BNA System Participation
Information New The Human Financing to Regulation Technology for Letters the Angolan Capital in the the Private vs Solidity Financial of Credit Sector of Institutions Financial System System
External Audit Control vs IFRS Export Control Risk Execution Training Sustainability Financial Management of Foreign of International Demonstration Exchange Plan Reserves Presentation and Operations Compliance Executed
Within the scope of Social Policy, the BNA continues to be guided by the well-being and quality of life of its workers, and therefore maintains the same range of benefits, of which we highlight access to housing, health insurance for the worker and the family, public transport, pension fund, among others. 86 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019
PART V FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Part V – Financial Statements • 87
PART V – Financial Statements
The National Bank of Angola (hereinafter referred to as “BNA” or “Bank”), the Central Bank of Angola, is mandated by law to promote the economic and financial well-being of the country. The BNA is committed to keeping Angolans informed of its policies, operations and activities.
In accordance with Article 86 of Act No. 16/10 of 15 July, the Financial Statements of the National Bank of Angola for the year ending on 31 December 2019 are presented, which comprise the Balance Sheet, the Income Statement, the Statement of other comprehensive income, the Statement of changes in equity, the Cash Flow Statement of foreign currency operations and the respective Notes to the Accounts, approved by the Board of Directors on 31 March 2020.
The preparation and presentation of the Financial Statements, in accordance with the procedures and International Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards, were defined as an objective of the BNA, reflecting the direction taken by its Board of Directors, with a view to modernising the Governance and Management Model. This objective took the form of the partial adoption of the International Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards (IAS/IFRS) as an accoun- ting reference for the preparation and presentation of the Financial Statements for the year ending 31 December 2019.
The Financial Statements are presented in millions of Kwanzas.
At 31 December 2019, the depreciation of the Kwanza against the US Dollar was approximately 36% compared to 31 December 2018. 88 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019 - - 26 243 112 000 420 809 820 471 914 166 004 592 390 881 383 197 495 544) 900) 994)
(2 43 18 87 106 176 270 895 513 292 397 346 184 498 885 749 061
(135 (203 6 1 1 1 7 2018
- - 389 104 000 858 246 425 408 870 126 602 375 159 091 009 110 728 631 832 900) 567)
51 14 90 145 216 270 832 436 460 600 936 758 465 540 240 824 618 040
(135 (283 9 1 1 1 1 2 11 Director of DCG 2019 Maria J. C. V. de Fontes Pereira Maria J. C. V. 6 19 20 20 20 21 22 22 15 15 15 16 17 18 13 14 14 ______Notes LIABILITIES AND OWN CAPITALS LIABILITIES AND OWN CAPITALS Treasury Single Account Treasury Deposit Guarantee Fund Other responsibilities International Monetary Fund Resource of financial institutions Interbank money market Bank Reserves national related to monetary policy operations Other liabilities Liabilities Total Capital Subscribed capital not paid in Discount of capital issue Revaluation differences Other Reserves Retained Earnings External responsibilities to other entities Pension and other benefits liabilities Provisions Income for the year Banknotes and coins in circulation Responsibilities to credit institutions Internal responsibilities towards other entities Equity Total Total Liabilities and Equity Total 961 555 993 731 106 080 487 548 297 734 917 495 197 394 725 671 981 495
9 12 49 39 752 537 154 468 297 313 268 234 448 622 586 061
1 2 5 1 7 2018 962 797 409 731 067 758 326 709 576 792 067 391 462 903 541 176 499 832
2 11 15 60 006 650 238 923 673 632 509 435 196 483 523 109 040
2019 1 1 3 8 3 11 5 9 7 6 3 8 2 5 5 3 4 10 11 11 12 Notes ASSET Governor José de Lima Massano Beatriz Ferreira de Andrade dos Santos Administrator of the Financial Department with monetary policy operations ______Financial assets available for sale Financial assets granted to the State Investments in associates and other entities Other internal assets receivable International Monetary Fund Internal Assets Cash and deposits at credit institutions Operations to related credit institutions Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss Financial assets available for sale Cash and deposits at credit institutions Applications in credit institutions Tangible Assets Tangible Gold Intangible Assets Assets abroad Other asset values Total Assets Total Balance Sheet at 31 December 2019 The attached notes are an integral part of this financial statement. Part V – Financial Statements • 89
Income Statement for the year ended 31 December 2019
Notes 2019 2018
Interest and similar income 24 278 175 170 009
Interest and similar charges 25 (67 166) (38 231)
Financial Margin 211 009 131 778
Income from services and commissions 26 16 397 13 000
Charges with services and commissions 27 (4 336) (2 916)
Net Commissions 12 061 10 084
Results of financial assets valued at fair value through profit or loss 28 13 667 (70 306)
Results of available-for-sale financial assets 29 75 248 (782)
Results on held to maturity investments 30 - 964
Results of investments in associates and other entities 31 6 12
Results on financial operations 88 921 (70 112)
Exchange rate results 32 580 600 498 647
Costs related to the issue of banknotes and coins 33 (2 708) (2 898)
Results of disposal of other assets 34 1 054 (1 101)
Other operational results 35 6 343 (7 055)
Operational results 585 289 487 593
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Responsibilities for pensions and other benefits 36 (486 512) (146 500)
Remuneration and other benefits 36 (43 053) (32 881)
Third party supplies and services 37 (17 783) (15 105)
Amortization for the year 11 (4 248) (3 189)
Net provisions for replacements and cancellations 18 e 19 (277 960) (85 395)
Impairment losses net of reversals 5/8/12/38 22 367 (257 681)
Operating results (807 189) (540 751)
Income for the year 90 091 18 592
The attached notes form an integral part of this financial statement.
Statement of other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2019 2019 2018
Net profit for the year 90 091 18 592
Items that can be reclassified later for results
Changes in fair value revaluation difference of:
Financial assets available for sale 63 613 (80 104)
Gold 26 320 (37 138)
Changes in the exchange rate revaluation difference 847 505 626 221
Income / (expense) recognized directly in Equity 937 438 508 979
Full income for the year 1 027 529 527 571
The attached notes form an integral part of this financial statement. 90 • Annual Report and Accounts • 2019 - - 728 728 119 119 529 529 303 303 592 592 592 592 383 383 571 571 813 813
24 18 -18 824 027
885 527 357 -112 Total Total 1 1 ------091 091 091 091 592 592 592 592 592 592 750 750 750 750
90 90 18 18 59 -18 -59 the year “ “ Income for ------567 567 119 119 303 303 611 611 994 994 750 750 244 244
8 24 -59 -112 -283 -203 -144 earnings Retained ------567 567 718 718 849 849 849 849
3 25 21 21 Free reserve ------678 678 718 718 960 960 960 960
3 Other Reserves 25 21 21 Legal reserve ------773 773 505 505 268 268 221 221 047 047
903 056
847
626 430 1 1 Exchange ------915 915 933 933 848 848 242 242 606 606
Reserves 89 -70 -43 -117 -160 Revaluation differences Fair value ------900 900 900 900 900 900
-135 -135 -135 issue Discount of capital ------0 0 544 544 544 544 544 544
2 -2 -2 not paid in Subscribed capital ------000 000 000 000 000 000
270 270 270 Capital Fair value of securities issued to cover losses Full income for the year Adjustment of previous years Distribution of 2018 results Transfer of 2018 results results 2018 of Transfer Full income for the year Transfer of 2017 results Transfer Balances at 12-31-2019 Balances at 12-31-2018 Balances as of 12-31-2017 Statement of changes in equity for the year ended December 31, 2019 Statement of changes in equity for The attached notes form an integral part of this financial statement. Part V – Financial Statements • 91