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Monthly Overview of Offshore Banking Units (OBUs)

Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

PRESS RELEASE                                       Release Date: July 31, 2018                                 

Monthly Overview of Offshore Banking Units (OBUs)

Number of OBUs and Total Assets     As of June 30, 2018, there were 60 OBUs with total assets of US$204.585 billion, an increase of US$1.429 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:

Item

Domestic Bank

Foreign Bank

Total

Number of OBUs

37

23

60

Total assets (USD billions)

181.174

23.411

204.585

% of combined assets

88.6%

11.4%

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Uses and Sources of Funds     At the end of June, the primary uses of funds of all OBUs were Discounts and loans, which amounted to US$82.455 billion or 40.3% of total assets. The main sources of funds were Vostro account– head office & branches, which amounted to US$90.097 billion or 44.0 % of total liabilities. The uses and sources of funds are summarized as follows:

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

82.455

54.634

30.004

25.331

12.161

40.3

26.7

14.7

12.4

5.9

Vostro account – head office & branches

Deposits

Other liabilities

Due to banks

Equity of head office

90.097

75.299

18.497

17.785

2.907

44.0

36.8

9.1

8.7

1.4

Total

204.585

100.0

Total

204.585

100.0

 

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

                                                                                             (%)

Region

Destination

Origin

Asia

53

65

America

30

23

Europe

10

5

Other regions

7

7

Total

100

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discounts and Loans     The total value of all outstanding discounts and loans made by all OBUs at the end of June 2018 was US$82.455 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

51.892

99.1%

Short-term

29.818

Local

All terms

0.745

0.9%

Total

82.455

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

                                                                                                                 (USD billions)

Spot

Forwards

Swaps

Total

31.420

14.179

12.104

57.703

 

 

 

Volume of Export and Import Related Business     The volume of export and import related banking business of all OBUs in June 2018 were US$45.141 billion and US$39.909 billion, respectively.

Turnover of Derivative Products Trading     The turnover of derivative products trading by all OBUs in June 2018 was US$32.285 billion as shown in the table below by product category:

                                                                            (USD billions)

Product Category

Turnover

Futures

13.886

Options

12.823

Swaps

5.265

Margin account trading

0.157

Credit derivatives

0.137

Forward contracts

0.017

Total

32.285

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes: The next release will be made at 16:20 p.m. on August 31, 2018.

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