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The amount of risk exposure associated with financial instruments with a shared characteristic that identifies a concentration of risks. [Refer: Financial instruments, class [member]]

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name IFRS
-Number 7
-IssueDate 2019-01-01
-Paragraph B8
-Subparagraph c
-URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=7&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_B8_c&doctype=Appendix&subtype=B
-URIDate 2019-03-27

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The amount of off-balance-sheet amount of government debt securities.

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The effect of short positions on the amount of risk exposure associated with financial instruments with a shared characteristic that identifies a concentration of risks.

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The amount of valuation adjustment to risk exposure associated with financial instruments with a shared characteristic that identifies a concentration of risks.

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The amount of risk exposure associated with long positions in financial instruments with a shared characteristic that identifies a concentration of risks.

No definition available.

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