If a bank does business with a branch abroad, how does bank report information regarding Geographical breakdown by residence of the counterparty in table F 20.04 – taking into account the country of branches' residence or the country of mothers' residence? For example, Slovenian Bank A does business with Branch B in Italy, which is the part of Bank C in Slovenia. Should the Bank A report in template F 20.04 their exposure to Branch B of Bank C as an exposure to Slovenia (residence of mother) or as an exposure to Italy (residence of branch)?

Annex V, Part 2.108: Templates F 20.04 to F 20.06 contain information "country-by-country" on the basis of the residence of the immediate counterparty. The breakdown provided shall include exposures or liabilities with residents in each foreign country in which the institutions has exposures.

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