Monthly Overview of Offshore Banking Units (OBUs)
Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
PRESS RELEASE Release Date: June 6, 2013
Monthly Overview of Offshore Banking Units (OBUs)
Number of OBUs and Total Assets As of April 30, 2013, there were 63 OBUs with total assets of US$148.328 billion, a decrease of US$9.581 billion or 6.1% year on year. The breakdown of the information in terms of domestic and foreign banks is shown in the table below:
|
Item |
Domestic Bank |
Foreign Bank |
Total |
|
Number of OBUs |
38 |
25 |
63 |
|
Total assets (USD billions) |
127.260 |
21.068 |
148.328 |
|
% of combined assets |
85.8% |
14.2% |
100.0% |
Uses and Sources of Funds At the end of April, the primary uses of funds of all OBUs were loans, which accounted for 49.9% of total assets. The main sources of funds were due to banks and vostro account– head office & branches, which together accounted for 58.1% of total liabilities. The uses and sources of funds are summarized as follows:
Destination and Origin of Funds As of April 30, Asia was the main destination and origin of funds. The following table provides a geographical breakdown:
(%)
|
Region |
Destination |
Origin |
|
Asia |
57 |
65 |
|
America |
28 |
20 |
|
Europe |
8 |
8 |
|
Other regions |
7 |
7 |
|
Total |
100 |
100 |
Loans The total value of all outstanding loans made by all OBUs at the end of April 2013 was US$74.051 billion, the composition of which is as follows:
|
Client |
Duration |
Outstanding Value (USD billions) |
% of |
|
Overseas |
Medium and long-term |
43.577 |
99.9% |
|
Short-term |
30.419 | ||
|
Local |
All terms |
0.055 |
0.1% |
|
Total |
74.051 |
100.0% | |
Turnover of Foreign Exchange Trading The data on the turnover of foreign exchange trading by all OBUs for the month of April is provided below:
(USD billions)
|
Spot |
Forwards |
Swaps |
Total |
|
24.740 |
7.415 |
10.188 |
42.343 |
Volume of Export and Import Related Business The volume of export and import related banking business of all OBUs in April 2013 were US$35.248 billion and US$30.844 billion, respectively.
Turnover of Derivative Products Trading The turnover of derivative products trading by all OBUs in April 2013 was US$65.100 billion as shown in the table below by product category:
(USD billions)
|
Product Category |
Turnover |
|
Options |
52.186 |
|
Futures |
12.009 |
|
Swaps |
0.704 |
|
Margin account trading |
0.110 |
|
Credit derivatives |
0.089 |
|
Forward contracts |
0.002 |
|
Total |
65.100 |
Note: The next release will be made at 16:20 p.m. on July 3, 2013.