the Grenadines Ltd.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statement

For the Year Ended December 31, 2022

(in Eastern Caribbean dollars)

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies …..Cont’d

2.18 Foreign Currency Translation

(a) Functional and Presentation Currency

Items in the consolidated financial statements of each of the Group’s entities are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (“the functional currency”). The consolidated financial statements are presented in Eastern Caribbean dollars, which is the Group’s functional and presentation currency.

(b) Transactions and Balances

Foreign currency transactions that are transactions denominated, or that require settlement in a foreign currency are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions.

Monetary items denominated in foreign currency are translated at the closing rates as at the reporting date. Nonmonetary items measured at historical cost denominated in a foreign currency are translated at the exchange rate as at the date of initial recognition.

Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from translation at year -end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognized in the consolidated statement of other comprehensive income.

In the case of changes in the fair value of monetary assets denominated in foreign currency classified as hold to collect and sell a distinction is made between translation differences resulting from changes in the amortized cost of the security and other changes in the carrying amount of the monetary assets. Translation differences related to changes in the amortized cost are recognized in profit and loss, and other changes in the carrying amount, except impairment, are recognized in other comprehensive income.

Translation differences on non -monetary financial instruments, such as equities held at fair value through profit or loss, are reported as part of the fair value gain or loss. Translation differences on non -monetary financial instruments, such as equities classified as fair value through other comprehensive income , are included in the other comprehensive income.

2.19 Leases

At inception of a contract, the Bank assesses whether a contract is, or contains, a lease. A contract is, or contains , a lease if the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. To assess whether a contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset, the Bank uses the definition of a lease in IFRS 16.

As a Lessee

At commencement or on modification of a contract that contains a lease component, the Bank allocates the consideration in the contract to each lease component on the basis of its relative stand‑alone prices. However, for the leases of property the Bank has elected not to separate non‑lease components and account for the lease and non‑lease components as a single lease component.