The duration gap (DGAP) of the bank is

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Duration Gap is the difference in the price sensitivity of interest-yielding assets and the price sensitivity of liabilities (of the organization) to a change in market interest rates (yields). The duration gap measures how well matched are the timings of cash inflows (from assets) and cash outflows (from liabilities).

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