Monthly Overview of Offshore Banking Units (OBUs)

Number of OBUs and Total Assets     As of March 31, 2013, there were 62 OBUs with total assets of US$150.320 billion, a decrease of US$6.153 billion or 3.9% year on year.  The breakdown of the information in terms of domestic and foreign banks is shown in the table below:

Uses and Sources of Funds     At the end of March, the primary uses of funds of all OBUs were loans, which accounted for 48.6% of total assets.  The main sources of funds were due to banks and vostro account– head office & branches, which together accounted for 60.3% of total liabilities.  The uses and sources of funds are summarized as follows:

Destination and Origin of Funds     As of March 31, Asia was the main destination and origin of funds.  The following table provides a geographical breakdown:

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Turnover of Foreign Exchange Trading     The data on the turnover of foreign exchange trading by all OBUs for the month of March is provided below:

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Volume of Export and Import Related Business     The volume of export and import related banking business of all OBUs in March 2013 were US$38.019 billion and US$33.427 billion, respectively.

Turnover of Derivative Products Trading     The turnover of derivative products trading by all OBUs in March 2013 was US$55.403 billion as shown in the table below by product category:

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Note: The next release will be made at 16:20 p.m. on June 6, 2013.