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121  ANNUAL REPORT 2019                                                                                    QFC REGULATORY AUTHORITY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS





            7. Accounts Receivable and Prepayments


                                                            2019                     2018
                                                          USD ‘000                 USD ‘000
            Financial penalties receivable (Note 12)       54,921                      -
            Amount due from related parties – current      2,961                     963
            Interest receivables                            537                      474

            Prepaid expenses                                485                      486
            Other receivables                               140                      65
                                                           59,044                   1,988

            Amount due from related parties classified as follows:

                                                            2019                     2018
                                                          USD ‘000                 USD ‘000
            Current portion                                2,961                     963

            Non-current portion                            3,803                    2,485
            Amount due from related parties* (Note 15)     6,764                    3,448



            * Effective from 1 January 2017, the QFC Regulatory Authority resolved to recognise employee
            end of service benefit-related liabilities in the financial statements. As at 31 December
            2019, USD 3,948 thousand has been recognised as provision for employee end of service
            benefits (2018: USD 2,639 thousand). The same amount has been recognised as receivables
            from the Ministry of Finance based on a confirmation letter received from the Ministry to
            compensate the QFC Regulatory Authority for the payment of the end of service benefits.
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