Monthly Overview of Offshore Banking Units (OBUs)

Number of OBUs and Total Assets     As of November 30, 2015, there were 62 OBUs with total assets of US$187.007 billion, an decrease of US$3.159 billion or 1.7% 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 November , the primary uses of funds of all OBUs were Discounts and Loans, which amounted to US$84.500 billion or 45.2% of total assets. The main sources of funds were vostro account– head office & branches, which amounted to US$79.844 billion or 42.7% of total liabilities. The uses and sources of funds are summarized as follows:

Destination and Origin of Funds     As of November  30, 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 November 2015 was US$84.500 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 November 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 November 2015 were US$34.744 billion and US$31.795 billion, respectively.

Turnover of Derivative Products Trading     The turnover of derivative products trading by all OBUs in November 2015 was US$36.004 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 January 29, 2016.