Monthly Overview of Offshore Banking Units (OBUs)

Number of OBUs and Total Assets     As of October 31, 2015, there were 62 OBUs with total assets of US$190.166 billion, an decrease of US$1.339 billion or 0.7% 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 October , the primary uses of funds of all OBUs were Discounts and Loans, which amounted to US$85.307 billion or 44.9% of total assets. The main sources of funds were vostro account– head office & branches, which amounted to US$77.745 billion or 40.9% of total liabilities. The uses and sources of funds are summarized as follows:

Destination and Origin of Funds     As of October  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 October 2015 was US$85.307 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 October 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 October 2015 were US$39.406 billion and US$36.066 billion, respectively.

Turnover of Derivative Products Trading     The turnover of derivative products trading by all OBUs in October 2015 was US$38.938 billion as shown in the table below by product category:

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Notes: The next release will be made at 16:20 p.m. on December  31, 2015.