PRESS RELEASE Release Date: January 7, 2013
Number of OBUs and Total Assets As of November 30, 2012, there were 62 OBUs with total assets of US$164.327 billion, an increase of US$19.095 billion or 13.1% year on year. 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) | 134.033 | 30.294 | 164.327 |
% of combined assets | 81.6% | 18.4% | 100.0% |
Uses and Sources of Funds At the end of November, the primary uses of funds of all OBUs were loans, which accounted for 41.3% of total assets. The main sources of funds were due to banks and vostro account- head office & branches, which together accounted for 57.8% 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:
(%)
Region | Destination | Origin |
Asia | 63 | 71 |
America | 25 | 19 |
Europe | 9 | 8 |
Other regions | 3 | 2 |
Total | 100 | 100 |
Loans The total value of all outstanding loans made by all OBUs at the end of November 2012 was US$67.906 billion, the composition of which is as follows:
Client | Duration | Outstanding Value (USD billions) |
% of |
Overseas | Medium and long-term | 40.887 | 100.00% |
Short-term | 27.019 | ||
Local | All terms | 0.000 | 0.00% |
Total | 67.906 | 100.00% |
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:
(USD billions)
Spot | Forwards | Swaps | Total |
17.907 | 7.908 | 10.311 | 36.126 |
Volume of Export and Import Related Business The volume of export and import related banking business of all OBUs in November 2012 were US$32.065 billion and US$27.555 billion, respectively.
Turnover of Derivative Products Trading The turnover of derivative products trading by all OBUs in November 2012 was US$36.236 billion as shown in the table below by product category:
(USD billions)
Product Category | Turnover |
Options | 23.860 |
Futures | 11.667 |
Swaps | 0.443 |
Credit derivatives | 0.217 |
Margin account trading | 0.049 |
Total | 36.236 |
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