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5. Prudential Treatment (Credit Risk & Market Risk)
No: 45021335 | Date(g): 14/10/2023 | Date(h): 30/3/1445 | Status: In-Force |
Effective from Jan 01 2024 - Dec 31 2023
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Calculations for risk weighted assets (RWAs) related to credit and market risks for banks conducting Shari’ah compliant banking are to follow the prudential treatment as per the applicable SAMA’s Basel framework. This section provides additional requirements for mapping Shari’ah compliant assets to SAMA’s Basel framework, given their structure and operationalisation, through the various stages of the contract.
Table 5A: Murabahah and non-binding purchase order
Applicable stage of contract | Credit risk-weight | Market risk-weight |
Asset available for sale (asset on balance sheet) | N/A | Refer to Minimum Capital Requirements for Market Risk |
Asset is sold and title is transferred to a customer, and the selling price (accounts receivable) is due from the customer | Refer to Minimum Capital Requirements for Credit Risk | N/A |
Table 5B: Murabahah and binding purchase order
Applicable stage of contract | Credit risk-weight | Market risk-weight |
Asset available for sale (asset on balance sheet) | Refer to Minimum Capital Requirements for Credit Risk | N/A |
Asset is sold and delivered to a customer (accounts receivable is due from a customer) | N/A |
Table 5C: CMTs
Applicable stage of contract | Credit risk-weight | Market risk-weight |
Commodities on bank balance sheet for sale | N/A | In the presence of a binding promise from the counterparty to purchase, and legally enforceable contract documentation, there will be no capital charge for market risk In the absence of a binding promise from the counterparty to purchase; Please refer to Minimum Capital Requirements for Market Risk |
Commodities sold and delivered to customer | Refer to Minimum Capital Requirements for Credit Risk | N/A |
Table 5D: Salam with Parallel Salam
Applicable stage of contract | Credit risk-weight | Market risk-weight |
Payment of purchase price by the bank to a Salam customer/seller | Refer to Minimum Capital Requirements for Credit Risk | Refer to Minimum Capital Requirements for Market Risk |
Receipt of the purchased commodity by the bank | N/A |
Table 5E: Salam without Parallel Salam
Applicable stage of contract | Credit risk-weight | Market risk-weight |
Payment of purchase price by the bank to a Salam customer/seller | Refer to Minimum Capital Requirements for Credit Risk | Refer to Minimum Capital Requirements for Market Risk |
Receipt of the purchased commodity by the bank | N/A |
Table 5F: Istisna’ with Parallel Istisna’
Applicable stage of contract | Credit risk-weight | Market risk-weight |
Unbilled work-in-process inventory | Refer to Minimum Capital Requirements for Credit Risk | Refer to Minimum Capital Requirements for Market Risk |
Amounts receivable after contract billings |
Table 5G: Istisna’ without Parallel Istisna’
Applicable stage of contract | Credit risk-weight | Market risk-weight |
Unbilled work-in-process inventory | Refer to Minimum Capital Requirements for Credit Risk | Refer to Minimum Capital Requirements for Market Risk |
Amounts receivable after contract billings | N/A |
Table 5H: Istisna’ with Parallel Istisna’ (For Project Finance)
Applicable stage of contract | Credit risk-weight | Market risk-weight |
Unbilled work-in-process inventory | Refer to Minimum Capital Requirements for Credit Risk | N/A |
Amounts receivable after contract billings | ||
Applicable stage of contract | Credit risk-weight | Market risk-weight |
Maturity of contract term and full settlement of the purchase price by an istisna’ buyer | N/A | N/A |
Table 5I: Istisna’ without Parallel Istisna’ (For Project Finance)
Applicable stage of contract | Credit risk-weight | Market risk-weight |
Amounts of progress payments to the manufacturer work-inprocess inventory | None (no ultimate istisna` customer) | Refer to Minimum Capital Requirements for Market Risk |
Table 5J: Operating Ijarah
Applicable stage of contract | Credit risk-weight | Market risk-weight |
Asset available for lease (prior to signing a lease contract) without binding lease agreement | N/A | Refer to Minimum Capital Requirements for Market Risk |
Asset available for lease (prior to signing a lease contract) with binding lease agreement | Refer to Minimum Capital Requirements for Credit Risk | N/A |
Upon signing a lease contract and the lease rental payments are due from the lessee | Refer to Minimum Capital Requirements for Credit Risk | Refer to Minimum Capital Requirements for Market Risk |
Maturity of contract term and the leased asset is returned to the bank | N/A | Refer to Minimum Capital Requirements for Market Risk |
Table 5K: Ijarah Muntahia Bi Al Tamlik (1)
Applicable stage of contract | Credit risk-weight | Market risk-weight |
Asset available for lease (prior to signing a lease contract) without binding lease agreement | N/A | Refer to Minimum Capital Requirements for Market Risk |
Asset available for lease (prior to signing a lease contract) with binding lease agreement | Refer to Minimum Capital Requirements for Credit Risk | N/A |
Upon signing a lease contract and the lease rental payments are due from the lessee | Refer to Minimum Capital Requirements for Credit Risk | N/A |
(1) Table 5K does not apply to real estate finance exposures. All ijarah structured real estate finance exposures shall continue using the methodology for risk weighting as prescribed in the existing SAMA Basel framework.
Table 5O: Lending on the basis of Qard Hassan
Exposure | Credit risk-weight | Market risk-weight |
Accounts receivable from customer | Please refer to Minimum Capital Requirements for Credit Risk | N/A |