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Monthly Overview of Offshore Banking Units (OBUs)

Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

PRESS RELEASE                                                         Release Date: May 31, 2016                          

Monthly Overview of Offshore Banking Units (OBUs)

Number of OBUs and Total Assets     As of April 30, 2016, there were 62 OBUs with total assets of US$190.240 billion, an increase of US$2.211 billion or 1.2% 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)

161.568

28.672

190.240

% of combined assets

84.9%

15.1%

100%

 

 

 

 

 

Uses and Sources of Funds     At the end of  April, the primary uses of funds of all OBUs were Discounts and Loans, which amounted to US$77.127 billion or 40.5% of total assets. The main sources of funds were vostro account– head office & branches, which amounted to US$83.959 billion or 44.1% of total liabilities. The uses and sources of funds are summarized as follows:

                                                                                                                                            (USD billions, % of total assets/liabilities)

Uses of Funds

Sources of Funds

Item

Amount

%

Item

Amount

%

Discounts and Loans

Due from banks

Securities investments

Nostro account – head office & branches

Other assets

77.127

41.309

36.364

21.395

14.045

40.5

21.7

19.1

11.2

7.5

Vostro account – head office & branches

Deposits

Due to banks

Other liabilities

Equity of head office

83.959

68.184

21.079

14.643

2.375

44.1

35.8

11.1

7.8

1.2

Total

190.240

100.0

Total

190.240

100.0

Destination and Origin of Funds     As of April 30, Asia was the main destination and origin of funds. The following table provides a geographical breakdown:

                                                                                             (%)

Region

Destination

Origin

Asia

56

62

America

27

27

Europe

10

5

Other regions

7

6

Total

100

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discounts and Loans     The total value of all outstanding Discounts and Loans made by all OBUs at the end of April 2016 was US$77.127 billion, the composition of which is as follows:

Client
Location

Duration

Outstanding Value (USD billions)

% of
Total Discounts and Loans

Overseas

Medium and long-term

50.116

99.7%

Short-term

26.792

Local

All terms

0.219

0.3%

Total

77.127

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turnover of Foreign Exchange Trading     The data on the turnover of foreign exchange trading by all OBUs for the month of April  is provided below:

                                                                                                                 (USD billions)

Spot

Forwards

Swaps

Total

40.624

7.132

7.053

54.809

 

 

 

Volume of Export and Import Related Business     The volume of export and import related banking business of all OBUs in April 2016 were US$31.370 billion and US$27.947 billion, respectively.

Turnover of Derivative Products Trading     The turnover of derivative products trading by all OBUs in April 2016 was US$29.335 billion as shown in the table below by product category:

                                                                            (USD billions)

Product Category

Turnover

Options

16.605

Swaps

7.295

Futures

4.713

Margin account trading

0.608

Credit derivatives

0.087

Forwards

0.027

Total

29.335

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes: The next release will be made at 16:20 p.m. on June 30, 2016.

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