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Whiz bank is a Zambian indigenous bank which started its operations in 1 9 9 2 . It currently has branches in all the districts.

Whiz bank is a Zambian indigenous bank which started its operations in 1992. It currently has branches in all the districts. The Balance Sheet of Whiz bank as of 31 December 2023 is as follows:
Assets Km Liabilities Km
Cash in hand 923 Issued & paid-up capital 200
Balances with central banks(1)8,986 Reserves & surplus (5)54,464
Balances with banks abroad (2)80,526 Deposits 110,568
Investment in government securities (3)35,428 Borrowings from banks 66,084
Loans & overdrafts (4)104,362 Other liabilities 532
Fixed assets 942
Other assets 681
Total assets 231,848 Total Liabilities 231,848
Other Memorandum items include:
Inward bills held for collection 8,231
(1) Balances with central banks comprise:
Rating Km
Banque de Angola AAA 3,212
Bank of Bostwana AAA 4,921
Central Bank of Madagascar B-534
Reserve Bank of Malawi BB+319
(2) Balances with banks abroad comprise:
Rating Km
HSBC London AAA 30,241
Credit Lyonnais A+20,212
ABSA BBB-3,424
Other banks Unrated 26,649
(3) Investments in Government securities comprise:
Rating Km
Government of Tanzania bills BB+25,231
Government of Uganda bonds BBB-5,683
Other unrated 4,514
(4) Twenty percent of the loans and overdrafts are claims collateralized by cash deposits placed with Whiz bank. Other claims are:
Rating Km
Company X AAA 13,421
Company Y BB-3,211
Company Z A+11,345
Other corporates unrated 10,218
Residential loan 15,000
Regulatory retail portfolio 30,294.60
(5) Reserves and surplus include:
Km
Retained profits 34,281
Statutory reserves 200
General provisions 4,521
Revaluation reserves 3,210
Undisclosed reserves 12,252
Additional Notes:
Risk weights AAA to AA- A+ to A- BBB+ to BBB- BB+ to B- Below B- Unrated
Claims on sovereigns and central banks 0%20%50%100%150%100%
Claims on banks 20%50%50%100%150%50%
AAA to AA- A+ to A- BBB+ to BB- Below BB- Unrated
Claims on corporates 20%50%100%150%100%
Claims included in the regulatory retail portfolios have a risk-weight of 75%.
Claims secured by residential property have a risk weight of 35%
Other assets are risk weighted at 100%
Cash in hand and claims collateralized by cash in the same currency have a supervisory risk weight of 0%.
You are required to:
(i) Prepare a statement showing the computation of the capital adequacy ratio of Whiz bank as at 31 December 2017.(15 Marks

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