30. Financial instruments

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(a) Foreign currency risk

The Group is exposed to currency risk on sales, purchases and borrowings that are denominated in a currency other than the respective functional currencies of Group entities. The currencies giving rise to this risk are primarily USD and EUR.

The Group has the following foreign-currency-denominated financial assets and liabilities:

RUB Million 31 December 2012
USD denominated
31 December 2012
EUR denominated
31 December 2011
USD denominated
31 December 2011
EUR denominated
Current assets
Receivables 2,530 41 2,909 31
Cash and cash equivalents 2,912 49 4,058 86
Non-current liabilities
Loans and borrowings (13,748) (681) (15,148) (1,330)
Current liabilities
Payables (673) (87) (84) (371)
Loans and borrowings (20,701) (283) (14,088) (148)
(29,680) (961) (22,353) (1,732)

Management estimate that a 10% strengthening/(weakening) of the USD and EUR against Russian Ruble, based on the Group’s exposure as at the reporting date would have decreased/(increased) the Group’s net profit for the year by RUB 3,064 million, before any tax effect (2011: RUB 2,409 million). This analysis assumes that all other variables, in particular interest rates, remain constant. The analysis is performed on the same basis for 2011.

(b) Interest rate risk

Interest rate risk is the risk that changes in interest rates will adversely impact the financial results of the Group. The interest rate profile of the Group’s interest-bearing financial instruments is as follows:

31 December 2012
RUB million
31 December 2011
RUB million
Fixed rate instruments
Long-term loans issued at amortised cost 363 176
Short-term promissory notes 669
Finance lease receivable 79 350
Short-term deposits 2,404 5,173
Short-term loans issued at amortised cost 833 1,454
Long-term borrowings (1,945) (1,867)
Short-term borrowings (1,439) (1,730)
295 4,225
Variable rate instruments
Long-term borrowings (12,507) (14,725)
Short-term borrowings (20,578) (13,831)
(33,085) (28,556)

At 31 December 2012, a 1% increase/(decrease) in LIBOR/EURIBOR would have decreased/(increased) the Group’s profit or loss and equity by RUB 331 million (31 December 2011: RUB 286 million).

(c) Liquidity risk

The table below illustrates the contractual maturities of financial liabilities, including interest payments:

31 December 2012
RUB Million Carrying
value
Contractual
cash flows
0-1 year 1-2 yrs 2-3 yrs 3-4 yrs 4-5 yrs > 5 yrs
Secured bank loans 300 357 299 58
Unsecured bank loans 32,104 33,858 21,259 8,111 3,628 860
Letters of credit 1,500 1,548 516 224 355 15 438
Interest payable 37 37 37
Secured finance leases 2,528 3,232 833 596 549 510 386 358
Trade and other payables 8,226 8,226 8,226
Financial guarantees
issued for related parties
609 609 609
45,304 47,867 31,779 8,989 4,532 1,385 824 358
31 December 2011
RUB Million Carrying
value
Contractual
cash flows
0-1 year 1-2 yrs 2-3 yrs 3-4 yrs 4-5 yrs > 5 yrs
Secured bank loans 1,219 1,321 1,205 2 114
Unsecured bank loans 26,861 27,889 14,361 6,720 4,944 53 1,811
Letters of credit 1,900 2,203 267 538 408 381 21 588
Interest payable 15 15 15
Secured finance leases 2,158 2,766 594 524 455 439 424 330
Trade and other payables 7,654 7,654 7,654
Derivative financial
liabilities
446 446 446
Financial guarantees
issued for related parties
1,704 1,704 1,704
41,957 43,998 26,246 7,784 5,921 873 2,256 918

(d) Fair values

Management believes that the fair value of the Group’s financial assets and liabilities approximates their carrying amounts.

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