Represent the percentage of additional capital requirements.

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- Definition

Banking feature of system cushion.

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Represent the implementation period.

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Percentage of additional capital requirements to be constituted.

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Percentage of capital ratio.

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- Definition

Represent the percentage of requirement must be recognized at basic capital.

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- Definition

Represent the percentage of risk weighted assets net of required provisions.

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Represent the percentage of risk weighted assets (RWA).

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- Definition

Risk-weighted assets of banking institutions

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Total assets percentage.

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- Definition

The percentage other types of assets not separately disclosed contribute to the fair value of defined benefit plan assets. [Refer: Plan assets, at fair value; Defined benefit plans [member]] [Contrast: Other assets, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets]

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Name IAS
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-IssueDate 2023-01-01
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Information on Regulatory Capital and Capital Adequacy Ratios (Details)				1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Jan. 17, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	May 23, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023
Information on Regulatory Capital and Capital Adequacy Ratios [Line Items]
Banking feature of system cushion			1.25%
Risk-weighted assets of banking institutions				0.50%
Percentage of basic capital	56.30%
Percentage of capital ratio					8.61%
Pillar 2 [Member]
Information on Regulatory Capital and Capital Adequacy Ratios [Line Items]
Additional capital requirements		0.50%
Implementation period		4 years
Non-adjusting events after reporting period [Member] \| Pillar 2 [Member]
Information on Regulatory Capital and Capital Adequacy Ratios [Line Items]
Percentage of additional capital requirements to be constituted	25.00%
Capital Requirements [Member]
Information on Regulatory Capital and Capital Adequacy Ratios [Line Items]
Risk-weighted assets percentage					8.00%
Basic capital percentage					4.50%
Total assets percentage					3.00%
Preferred shares percentage					6.00%