53 BARBADOS PUBLIC WORKERS’ CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT UNION LIMITED | CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL REPORT 2021 BARBADOS PUBLIC WORKERS’ CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT UNION LIMITED Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements For the year ended March 31, 2021 (Expressed in Barbados dollars) 26 2. Accounting Policies, continued (e) Significant accounting judgments, estimates and assumptions, continued Impairment of non-derivative financial assets, continued Incorporation of forward-looking information The Group formulated three economic scenarios: a base case, which is the central scenario, developed internally based on consensus forecasts, and two less likely scenarios, one upside and one downside scenario. The central scenario is aligned with information used by the Group for other purposes such as strategic planning and budgeting. External information considered includes economic data and forecasts published by governmental bodies and monetary authorities in the countries where the Group operates, international organisations such as the International Monetary Fund, and selected private-sector forecasts. The scenario probability weightings applied in measuring ECL are as follows: 2021 March 31 Upside Central Downside Scenario probability weighting 20% 50% 30% Macro-economic variables used in these scenarios, include (but are not limited to), unemployment rates, GDP growth rates, inflation rates and price indices. Forward looking macro-economic information and assumptions relating to COVID-19 have been considered in these scenarios, including potential impacts of COVID-19, recognising that uncertainty still exists in relation to the duration of COVID-19 related restrictions and the anticipated impact of government stimulus and regulatory actions. Periodically, the Group carries out stress testing of more extreme shocks to calibrate its determination of the upside and downside representative scenarios. Impairment of non-financial assets Impairment exists when the carrying value of an asset or cash generating unit exceeds its recoverable amount, which is the higher of its fair value less costs of disposal and its value in use. The fair value less costs of disposal is based on available data from binding sales transactions, conducted at arm’s length for similar assets or observable market prices less incremental costs of disposing of the asset. The value in use calculation is based on a DCF model. The recoverable amount is sensitive to the discount rate used for the DCF model as well as the future cash inflows.
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