Monthly Overview of Offshore Banking Units (OBUs)
Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
PRESS RELEASE Release Date: October 30, 2015
Monthly Overview of Offshore Banking Units (OBUs)
Number of OBUs and Total Assets As of September 30, 2015, there were 62 OBUs with total assets of US$191.505 billion, a decrease of US$3.896 billion or 2.0% 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 |
37 |
25 |
62 |
|
Total assets (USD billions) |
163.494 |
28.011 |
191.505 |
|
% of combined assets |
85.4% |
14.6% |
100.0% |
Uses and Sources of Funds At the end of September , the primary uses of funds of all OBUs were Discounts and Loans, which amounted to US$87.223 billion or 45.5% of total assets. The main sources of funds were vostro account– head office & branches, which amounted to US$77.860 billion or 40.7% 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 |
61 |
63 |
|
America |
26 |
25 |
|
Europe |
7 |
6 |
|
Other regions |
6 |
6 |
|
Total |
100 |
100 |
Discounts and Loans The total value of all outstanding Discounts and Loans made by all OBUs at the end of September 2015 was US$87.223 billion, the composition of which is as follows:
|
Client |
Duration |
Outstanding Value (USD billions) |
% of |
|
Overseas |
Medium and long-term |
52.777 |
99.6% |
|
Short-term |
34.092 | ||
|
Local |
All terms |
0.354 |
0.4% |
|
Total |
87.223 |
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 |
|
77.226 |
9.298 |
15.732 |
102.256 |
Volume of Export and Import Related Business The volume of export and import related banking business of all OBUs in September 2015 were US$32.364 billion and US$30.784 billion, respectively.
Turnover of Derivative Products Trading The turnover of derivative products trading by all OBUs in September 2015 was US$34.118 billion as shown in the table below by product category:
(USD billions)
|
Product Category |
Turnover |
|
Options |
28.811 |
|
Futures |
2.639 |
|
Swaps |
2.274 |
|
Margin account trading |
0.280 |
|
Credit derivatives |
0.114 |
|
Total |
34.118 |
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Notes: The next release will be made at 16:20 p.m. on November 30, 2015.