Monthly Overview of Offshore Banking Units (OBUs)

Number of OBUs and Total Assets     As of May 31, 2017, there were 62 OBUs with total assets of US$201.569 billion, an increase of US$0.081 billion 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 May, the primary uses of funds of all OBUs were Discounts and Loans, which amounted to US$79.433 billion or 39.4% of total assets. The main sources of funds were Vostro account– head office & branches, which amounted to US$90.558 billion or 44.9% 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 Securities investments Due from banks Nostro account – head office & branches Other assets	79.433 48.500 40.644 24.529 8.463	39.4 24.1 20.2 12.2 4.1	Vostro account – head office & branches Deposits Due to banks Other liabilities Equity of head office	90.558 74.050 21.383 13.224 2.354	44.9 36.7 10.6 6.6 1.2
Total	201.569	100.0	Total	201.569	100.0

 

Destination and Origin of Funds     As of May 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 May 2017 was US$79.433 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 May 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 May 2017 were US$39.431 billion and US$35.340 billion, respectively.

Turnover of Derivative Products Trading     The turnover of derivative products trading by all OBUs in May 2017 was US$23.453 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 July 31, 2017.