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For the year ended 31 December Note Bank Group
2024
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2023
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2023
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Cash flows from operating activities
Profit before income tax 106,904,268 40,342,423 108,221,467 41,773,025
Adjustments for:
Net interest income 8 (167,552,460) (91,187,586) (171,727,800) (95,510,112)
Dividend income 10/13 (441,824) (322,009) (452,739) (389,099)
Dividends from subsidiaries and associates 13 (445,167) (372,900) - -
Share of (profits)/ losses of associate companies, net of tax 19 - - (86,425) (33,507)
Change in operating assets 56.1 (31,161,806) 130,572,896 (40,159,508) 126,112,293
Change in operating liabilities 56.2 506,426,493 106,210,544 517,281,906 108,724,603
Other non-cash items included in profit before tax 56.3 (12,906,185) 15,602,055 (13,154,644) 15,942,446
Other net (gains)/ losses from investing activities 2,091,155 (2,220,585) 1,178,364 (2,918,851)
402,914,474 198,624,838 401,100,621 193,700,798
Benefit paid from defined benefit plans (12,902,730) (12,851,008) (13,005,447) (12,858,497)
Interest received 317,771,463 287,270,252 323,352,205 292,995,798
Interest paid (297,301,377) (402,296,042) (300,549,655) (405,747,564)
Dividends received 67,751 83,926 67,751 96,176
Net cash from/ (used in) operating activities before income tax 410,549,581 70,831,966 410,965,475 68,186,711
Income tax paid 45 (18,924,494) (12,124,580) (19,294,206) (12,604,215)
Net cash from/ (used in) operating activities 391,625,087 58,707,386 391,671,269 55,582,496
Cash flows from investing activities
Net increase in financial investments at amortised cost (595,497,409) (97,158,853) (595,638,730) (96,952,346)
Net increase in financial assets measured at fair value through OCI (974,336) (38,256,489) (1,773,298) (39,468,843)
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (5,010,986) (3,177,730) (5,325,538) (3,578,110)
Purchase of intangible assets (508,908) (476,639) (544,655) (478,130)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 17,937 60,688 32,537 96,196
Dividends received 819,240 610,983 384,988 292,923
Interest received 204,156,350 179,414,013 206,247,787 181,368,386
Net cash from/ (used in) investing activities (396,998,112) 41,015,973 (396,616,909) 41,280,076
Cash flows from financing activities
Net increase in other borrowings (3,577,049) (63,812,127) (4,594,255) (66,809,723)
Proceeds from issue of debentures/ capital bonds 15,000,000 10,000,000 15,000,000 10,622,830
Payments on redemption of debentures (9,149,654) (10,385,589) (9,149,654) (10,385,589)
Dividends paid to equity holder of the Bank - (173,205) - (173,205)
Dividends paid to non-controlling interest - - (6,809) (5,437)
Interest payments on borrowings and debt securities (15,960,233) (20,424,195) (16,219,410) (20,275,762)
Net cash from/ (used in) financing activities (13,686,936) (84,795,116) (14,970,128) (87,026,886)
Net increase/ (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents during the year (19,059,961) 14,928,243 (19,915,768) 9,835,686
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 133,441,074 118,512,831 135,144,996 125,309,310
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 114,381,113 133,441,074 115,229,228 135,144,996
Analysis of cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents 22 115,422,407 135,550,505 116,281,852 137,369,158
Bank overdrafts 39 (1,041,294) (2,109,431) (1,052,624) (2,224,162)
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 114,381,113 133,441,074 115,229,228 135,144,996

The Notes to the Financial Statements from pages 194 to 349 form an integral part of these Financial Statements.