Monthly Overview of Offshore Banking Units (OBUs)
Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
PRESS RELEASE Release Date: June 30, 2015
Monthly Overview of Offshore Banking Units (OBUs)
Number of OBUs and Total Assets As of May 31, 2015, there were 62 OBUs with total assets of US$194.845 billion, an increase of US$6.685 billion or 3.6% 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 |
37 |
25 |
62 |
|
Total assets (USD billions) |
166.410 |
28.435 |
194.845 |
|
% of combined assets |
85.4% |
14.6% |
100.0% |
Uses and Sources of Funds At the end of May, the primary uses of funds of all OBUs were loans, which amounted to US$91.008 billion or 46.7% of total assets. The main sources of funds were vostro account– head office & branches, which amounted to US$89.503 billion or 45.9% of total liabilities. The uses and sources of funds are summarized as follows:
Destination and Origin of Funds As of May 31, Asia was the main destination and origin of funds. The following table provides a geographical breakdown:
|
Region |
Destination |
Origin |
|
Asia |
62 |
67 |
|
America |
25 |
23 |
|
Europe |
7 |
5 |
|
Other regions |
6 |
5 |
|
Total |
100 |
100 |
Loans The total value of all outstanding loans made by all OBUs at the end of May 2015 was US$91.008 billion, the composition of which is as follows:
|
Client |
Duration |
Outstanding Value (USD billions) |
% of |
|
Overseas |
Medium and long-term |
53.108 |
99.7% |
|
Short-term |
37.666 | ||
|
Local |
All terms |
0.234 |
0.3% |
|
Total |
91.008 |
100.0% | |
Turnover of Foreign Exchange Trading The data on the turnover of foreign exchange trading by all OBUs for the month of May is provided below:
(USD billions)
|
Spot |
Forwards |
Swaps |
Total |
|
61.125 |
9.497 |
17.434 |
88.056 |
Volume of Export and Import Related Business The volume of export and import related banking business of all OBUs in May 2015 were US$32.603 billion and US$29.244 billion, respectively.
Turnover of Derivative Products Trading The turnover of derivative products trading by all OBUs in May 2015 was US$80.367 billion as shown in the table below by product category:
(USD billions)
|
Product Category |
Turnover |
|
Options |
71.305 |
|
Futures |
6.857 |
|
Swaps |
2.066 |
|
Margin account trading |
0.093 |
|
Credit derivatives |
0.046 |
|
Total |
80.367 |
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Notes: The next release will be made at 16:20 p.m. on July 31, 2015.