136
2012
NOTES TO THE Consolidated FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2012
Expressed in Thousands of Trinidad and Tobago dollars
18 Trade And Other Receivables
(continued)
Provision for Impairment
(continued)
Written
Unused Transferred
Opening Provision for
off during provisions
to disposal
Closing
balance
impairment
the year
reversed
group
balance
$
$
$
$
$
$
2011
Instalment credit and other
loans
5,898
3,375
(2,165)
-
-
7,108
Trade receivables
134,737
31,116 (8,037)
(10,132)
(24,931)
122,753
Other debtors and
prepayments
3,165
1,085 (95)
-
-
4,155
143,800
35,576 (10,297) (10,132)
(24,931)
134,016
The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date is the carrying value of each class of receivable mentioned above.
The carrying amounts of the Group’s trade and other receivables are reported in the following currencies:
2012
2011
$
$
Trinidad and Tobago dollars
562,402
523,677
Barbados dollars
841,593
847,440
Jamaican dollars
109,938
105,636
Guyanese dollars
93,493
84,405
Other
4,666
6,263
1,612,092
1,567,421
19 Cash And Cash Equivalents
2012
2011
$
$
Cash at bank and in hand
804,303
715,562
Short-term bank deposits
512,187
415,938
1,316,490
1,131,500