Monthly Overview of Offshore Banking Units (OBUs)

Number of OBUs and Total Assets     As of July 31, 2015, there were 62 OBUs with total assets of US$188.989 billion, an decrease of US$6.078 billion or 3.1% from the previous month. 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 July, the primary uses of funds of all OBUs were Discounts and Loans, which amounted to US$90.595 billion or 47.9% of total assets. The main sources of funds were vostro account– head office & branches, which amounted to US$79.981 billion or 42.3% of total liabilities.  The uses and sources of funds are summarized as follows:

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

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Discounts and Loans     The total value of all outstanding Discounts and Loans made by all OBUs at the end of July 2015 was US$90.595 billion, the composition of which is as follows:

Turnover of Foreign Exchange Trading     The data on the turnover of foreign exchange trading by all OBUs for the month of July 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 July 2015 were US$34.652 billion and US$32.079 billion, respectively.

Turnover of Derivative Products Trading     The turnover of derivative products trading by all OBUs in July 2015 was US$104.023 billion as shown in the table below by product category:

(USD billions)

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Notes: The next release will be made at 16:20 p.m. on September  30, 2015.