Question Tag: Government-controlled entities

GHBank Ltd is a government-controlled bank. GHBank Ltd was taken over by the government of Ghana during the recent financial sector clean-up by the Bank of Ghana. GHBank Ltd does not directly trade with other government-controlled banks but has underwritten the development of the nationally owned postal service and the newly created railway ministry. The directors of GHBank Ltd are concerned about the volume and cost of disclosing its related party interests because they extend theoretically to all other government-controlled enterprises and banks. The directors require general advice on the nature and importance of the disclosure of related party relationships and specific advice on the disclosure of the above relationships in the financial statements.

Required:
Advise the directors of the company on how to deal with the above transaction in the financial statements in accordance with IAS 24: Related Party Disclosures. (5 marks)