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Impairments of Greek Government Bonds under IAS 39 and IFRS 9: A Case Study

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International Financial Reporting Standard 9 (IFRS 9) 9 introduces new impairment rules responding to the G20 critique that International Accounting Standard 39 (IAS 39) results in the delayed and insufficient recognition of credit losses. In a case study of a Greek government bond for the period 2009–2011 when Greece’s credit rating declined sharply, this paper highlights the discretion that preparers have when estimating impairments. IFRS 9 relies more on management expectations and will lead to earlier impairments. However, these appear still delayed and low if compared to the fair value losses.

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  • Günther Gebhardt, 2016. "Impairments of Greek Government Bonds under IAS 39 and IFRS 9: A Case Study," Accounting in Europe, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 13(2), pages 169-196, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:acceur:v:13:y:2016:i:2:p:169-196
    DOI: 10.1080/17449480.2016.1208833
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    1. Alessandro Mechelli & Riccardo Cimini, 2021. "The effect of corporate governance and investor protection environments on the value relevance of new accounting standards: the case of IFRS 9 and IAS 39," Journal of Management & Governance, Springer;Accademia Italiana di Economia Aziendale (AIDEA), vol. 25(4), pages 1241-1266, December.
    2. Jannis Bischof & Holger Daske, 2016. "Interpreting the European Union’s IFRS Endorsement Criteria: The Case of IFRS 9," Accounting in Europe, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 13(2), pages 129-168, May.
    3. Zoltán Novotny-Farkas, 2016. "The Interaction of the IFRS 9 Expected Loss Approach with Supervisory Rules and Implications for Financial Stability," Accounting in Europe, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 13(2), pages 197-227, May.
    4. Salazar, Yadira & Merello, Paloma & Zorio-Grima, Ana, 2023. "IFRS 9, banking risk and COVID-19: Evidence from Europe," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 56(C).
    5. Tomáš Vaněk & David Hampel, 2017. "The Probability of Default Under IFRS 9: Multi-period Estimation and Macroeconomic Forecast," Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, Mendel University Press, vol. 65(2), pages 759-776.
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    7. MITOI Elena & ACHIM Luminita & DESPA Madalin & TURLEA Codrut, 2020. "Ifrs 9 And The Interaction With Basel Iii Regulation Pillars," Annals of Faculty of Economics, University of Oradea, Faculty of Economics, vol. 1(2), pages 213-222, December.

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