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Represents the total amount granted under the program.

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Short term loans given on credit cards.

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The amount that has been withdrawn from an account in excess of existing cash balances. This is considered a short-term extension of credit by the bank to the customers.

No definition available.

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The gross amount of loans those are classified as direct loans.

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The amount of direct loans including internally overdue loans.

No definition available.

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No definition available.

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The amount of notes discounted.

No definition available.

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The amount of receivables of an entity those are transferred to another party (factor).

No definition available.

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The amount of Internal overdue loans and under legal collection loans.

No definition available.

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The amount of loans which is net of unearned income the entity has made to customers.

No definition available.

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The amount of loans portfolio rescheduled.

No definition available.

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The percentage of debt reprogramming.

No definition available.

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The amount of loans those are refinanced.

No definition available.

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Rescheduled loans term in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

No definition available.

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The amount of interest that is not yet accrued.

No definition available.

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The amount of receivables related to finance leases.

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The amount of loans and advances the entity has made to customers.

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The amount of non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market, other than: (a) those that the entity intends to sell immediately or in the near term, which shall be classified as held for trading, and those that the entity, upon initial recognition, designates as at fair value through profit or loss; (b) those that the entity, upon initial recognition, designates as available for sale; or (c) those for which the holder may not recover substantially all of its initial investment, other than because of credit deterioration, which shall be classified as available for sale. An interest acquired in a pool of assets that are not loans or receivables (for example, an interest in a mutual fund or a similar fund) is not a loan or receivable. [Refer: Derivative financial assets]

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The amount of liabilities of uncertain timing or amount, including provisions for employee benefits.

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