Monthly Overview of Offshore Banking Units (OBUs)
Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
PRESS RELEASE Release Date: October 31, 2014
Monthly Overview of Offshore Banking Units (OBUs)
Number of OBUs and Total Assets As of September 30, 2014, there were 62 OBUs with total assets of US$186.325 billion, an increase of US$1.773 billion or 1.0% from the previous month. 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 |
24 |
62 |
|
Total assets (USD billions) |
158.501 |
27.824 |
186.325 |
|
% of combined assets |
85.1% |
14.9% |
100.0% |
Uses and Sources of Funds At the end of September, the primary uses of funds of all OBUs were loans, which amounted to 91.712 billion or 49.2% of total assets. The main sources of funds were vostro account– head office & branches, which amounted to 80.921 billion or 43.4% of total liabilities. The uses and sources of funds are summarized as follows:
Destination and Origin of Funds As of September 30, Asia was the main destination and origin of funds. The following table provides a geographical breakdown:
(%)
|
Region |
Destination |
Origin |
|
Asia |
64 |
64 |
|
America |
25 |
22 |
|
Europe |
6 |
9 |
|
Other regions |
5 |
5 |
|
Total |
100 |
100 |
Loans The total value of all outstanding loans made by all OBUs at the end of September 2014 was US$91.712 billion, the composition of which is as follows:
|
Client |
Duration |
Outstanding Value (USD billions) |
% of |
|
Overseas |
Medium and long-term |
52.027 |
99.9% |
|
Short-term |
39.568 | ||
|
Local |
All terms |
0.117 |
0.1% |
|
Total |
91.712 |
100.0% | |
Turnover of Foreign Exchange Trading The data on the turnover of foreign exchange trading by all OBUs for the month of September is provided below:
(USD billions)
|
Spot |
Forwards |
Swaps |
Total |
|
34.440 |
8.051 |
10.046 |
52.537 |
Volume of Export and Import Related Business The volume of export and import related banking business of all OBUs in September 2014 were US$36.565 billion and US$35.299 billion, respectively.
Turnover of Derivative Products Trading The turnover of derivative products trading by all OBUs in September 2014 was US$95.557 billion as shown in the table below by product category:
(USD billions)
|
Product Category |
Turnover |
|
Options |
76.996 |
|
Futures |
13.943 |
|
Swaps |
4.547 |
|
Credit derivatives |
0.041 |
|
Margin account trading |
0.030 |
|
Total |
95.557 |
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Notes: The next release will be made at 16:20 p.m. on November 28, 2014.