2021-02-02
The Financial Markets Supervisory Authority of Azerbaijan issued these regulations to establish a streamlined procedure for creating bridge banks that temporarily absorb the assets and liabilities of insolvent institutions. The framework designates the Authority as the sole shareholder, mandates a temporary administrator to manage operations and asset quality, and streamlines banking license issuance and share registration processes. It exempts bridge banks from standard reserve requirements, restricts new lending while permitting loan restructuring, and outlines precise timelines for asset transfers, reporting, and license revocation upon sale or liquidation.
“Approved” Financial Markets Supervisory Authority of the Republic of Azerbaijan Resolution № 1851100002 8 October 2018 Acting Chairman of the Management Board
Ibrahim Alishov Regulations on determining a special simplified procedure on establishment of a bridge bank, issuance and registration of its shares, issuance of a banking license to it and regulation of its activities
paid by the Authority. 2.5.According to Article 57-8.4 of the Law, the powers of the governing body of the bridge bank shall be exercised by the temporary administrator, and the bridge bank shall be managed by the temporary administrator until it is sold to the investor. 2.6. The temporary administrator shall implement the following functions: 2.6.1 ensure the stable operation of the bank; 2.6.2 take measures to improve the quality of the bridge bank's assets, as well as to increase the bank's profitability; 2.6.3 perform other functions specified by law for the temporary administrator. 2.7. In accordance with Articles 57-4.2 and 57-8.11 of the Law, the activities of the temporary administrator shall be terminated by the Authority in the following cases: 2.7.1 upon expiration of the term of appointment of the temporary administrator; 2.7.2 early termination of the activity of the temporary administrator by the Authority; 2.7.3 when the court decides on the compulsory liquidation of the bridge bank; 2.7.4 when the Authority decides to terminate the activity of the temporary administrator within 3 (three) working days from the date of loss of the status of the bridge bank. 3. Issuance and revocation of the license of the bridge bank 3.1. The bridge bank shall be provided with the banking license on the basis of the following documents: 3.1.1 resolution of the Management Board of the Authority on establishment of a bridge bank and appointment of a temporary administrator; 3.1.2 copies of the certificate of state registration of the bridge bank as a legal entity and its charter; 3.1.3 a document confirming payment of the state fee for issuing a banking license. 3.2. The Management Board of the Authority shall issue a license to the bridge bank in coordination with the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in compliance with the requirements of paragraph 3.1. of these Regulations. 3.3. Payment of state duties specified in sub-items 3.1.2 and 3.1.3 of these Regulations shall be made at the expense of the insolvent bank. 3.4. If the bridge bank is not sold within the period specified in Article 57-8.13 of the Law, the Authority shall take appropriate measures to revoke and mandatorily revoke the banking license of the bridge bank no later than the day following the expiration of the period established for this purpose. 4. Issuance and registration of shares of the bridge bank 4.1. The resolution to establish a bridge bank shall determine the number of shares that make up its authorized capital and the nominal value of each share. 4.2. The issuance of shares of the bridge bank shall be registered by the Authority on the
basis of the documents specified in sub-items 3.1.1 and 3.1.2 of these Regulations, an extract from the state register of securities shall be submitted to the bridge bank and the initial issue of the shares of the bridge bank shall be considered placed. 4.3. The National Depository Center shall keep and maintain records of the shares of the bridge bank. 5. Transfer of assets and liabilities of the insolvent bank to the bridge bank 5.1. Assets and liabilities of the insolvent bank shall be transferred to the bridge bank by the resolution of the Management Board of the Authority within 3 (three) working days from the date of issuance of the banking license. 5.2. An agreement on transfer of assets and liabilities of the insolvent bank to the bridge bank shall be concluded between the temporary administrator of the insolvent bank and the temporary administrator of the bridge bank. The agreement shall contain at least the following: 5.2.1 list of assets and liabilities to be transferred to the bridge bank; 5.2.2 conditions for the use of human resources, immovable property and fixed assets of the insolvent bank by the bridge bank. 5.3. The total value of liabilities transferred from an insolvent bank shall not exceed the sum of the discounted value of the assets transferred to the bridge bank and the premiums. 5.4. Liabilities shall be transferred from the insolvent bank to the bridge bank in the sequence specified in Article 82 of the Law. 5.5. With the exception of the following assets of the insolvent bank, other assets of the insolvent bank shall be transferred to the bridge bank: 5.5.1 non-standard assets determined by the normative acts of the Authority; 5.5.2 loans issued to the persons related to the insolvent bank; 5.5.3 loans granted to the banks managed by the temporary administrator or the banks with an effective court decision on compulsory liquidation or bankruptcy; 5.5.4 off-balance sheet items. 6. Activity of the bridge bank 6.1. The bridge bank shall carry out banking activities on the basis of a banking license issued by the Authority. 6.2. In accordance with Article 57-8.2 of the Law, the rules adopted by the Authority for other banks, as well as the reserve requirement applied by the Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan to banks as a monetary policy tool shall not be applied to the bridge bank. 6.3. The bridge bank shall carry out banking activities in accordance with the Law, taking into account the following:
6.3.1 the bridge bank shall set interest rates on new deposits in coordination with the Authority; 6.3.2 the bridge bank may invest its free funds in assets belonging to 0 (zero) percent risk groups defined in the “Regulations on calculating bank capital and its adequacy”; 6.3.3 credit liabilities under contracts concluded by insolvent banks with customers and transferred to the bridge bank may be fulfilled by the bridge bank; 6.3.4 the bridge bank shall not grant new loans; 6.3.5 the bridge bank may restructure loans. 6.4.The Authority shall supervise the activities of the bridge bank in accordance with the requirements of the Law and normative acts of the Authority. In the event of deficiencies in the activities of the bridge bank, as well as the deterioration of the financial condition of the bridge bank, as well as the quality of assets, the Authority shall issue recommendations and written instructions to the temporary administrator. 7. Accountability 7.1. The temporary administrator shall prepare a simplified prudential report on the activities of the bridge bank on a monthly basis, as specified in Annex 1 to these Regulations, and submit it to the Authority within 7 (seven) working days after the reporting date. 7.2. The Authority may requre additional information and reports from the bridge bank about its activity.
Annex 11 to Regulations on determining a special simplified procedure on establishment of a bridge bank, issuance and registration of its shares, issuance of a banking license to it and regulation of its activities Simplified prudential report on the bridge bank Name of the bridge bank: ___ _ Address of the bridge bank: Reporting period: _ Date of submission: Prepared by: __________ Name, surname, patronymic name: Position: E-mail: Phone number: Fax number: 1.1 PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT (in thousand manats) Profit and loss items From the beginning of the year to the reporting date, reporting date included During the reporting month, including the reporting date
Types of interest and incomes of this kind a) Interest on loans b) Interest on loans to banks and other financial institutions c) other types of interest income
Interest and related expenses a) demand and term deposits of individuals b) demand and term deposits of legal entities c) Loans of the Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan d) Deposits of other financial institutions e) Other expenses related to the interest
Net interest income (loss) (row 1 less row 2)
Non-interest income including revaluation gains (losses) of the assets and liabilities in foreign currency
Non-interest expenses a) Expenses related to employees
7.1 Purpose reserves to cover possible losses on loans 7.1 net loans 8. Fixed funds used in the banking less depreciation 9. Intangible assets less depreciation 10. Other assets (less purpose reserves) a) including accrued interest 11. Total assets B. LİABİLİTİES (in thousand manats) Liability items Total In foreign currency (from the 2-nd column) 1 2 3
1.Share capital 2. Retained earnings or loss of the current year 3. Revaluation 4. Total equity Total liabilities and equity 1.3 CREDIT PORTFOLİO AND REPORT ON PAYMENTS (in thousand manats) Distribution of credits At the beginning of the reporting period Payments within a month At the reporting date Credit amount Principal payable Interest payable Credit payment Interest payment Credit amount Principal payable Interest payable 1.By type of borrower Individuals Legal entities 2.By currency Azerbaijan manat USA dollar Euro Other 3.On mortgage (collateral) Immovable property Movable property Shares Precious metals Deposit Unsecured 4.By outstanding balance < 1000 1001 – 3000 3001 – 5000 5001 – 10000 10001 – 50000 50001 – 100000 100001 – 500000 500000 < 5.By classification categories Satisfactory
Controlled Non-satisfactory Doubtful Loss 6.By source of credit resource Funds of the bank EDF1 ACDA2 Fund3 Other 7.On restructurized loans
1 Entrepreneurship Development Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan 2 Agro-Credit and Development Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan 3 Mortgage and Credit Guarantee Fund of Azerbaijan Republic
1.4 10 LARGEST CREDIT EXPOSURES AND 10 LARGEST PAYMENT REPORTS (in thousand manats) № Borrower or a group of related borrowers Date of loan disbursement (commitment date) under the initial agreement Date of repayment of loan (liability) under the last agreement Outstanding credit exposure at the beginning of the reporting period Accrued interest on outstanding credit exposure at the beginning of the reporting period Payments on principal debt within a month Payments on interest debt within a month Outstanding credit exposure at the reporting date Accrued interest on outstanding credit exposure at the reporting date Amount of security Type of security Type of restructuring (0- made, 1- not made) LIST OF THE 10 LARGEST CREDIT EXPOSURES 1 2 .. 10 Total LIST OF THE 10 LARGEST PAID LOANS 1 2 .. 10 Total
1.5 REPORT ON FULFİLLMENT OF LİABİLİTİES (in thousand manats) № Name of the customer Liability occurrence date Liability due date Amount of the liability at the beginning of the reporting period Accrued interest on the liability at the beginning of the reporting period Principal payments on the liability within a month Interest payments on the liability within a month Amount of the liability at the reporting date Accrued interest on the liability at the reporting date TOTAL LIABILITIES including information on the 10 largest liabilities 1 2 . 10 Total
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