Consolidated worldwide external claims of UK-owned banks
End-June 2007
UK-owned banks and their branches and subsidiaries worldwide reported an increase in consolidated foreign claims on an ultimate risk basis of $71.5 billion during Q2 2007, to stand at $3,630.0 billion. Claims on all regions rose, with the largest increase reported on Developing Countries, up $36.2 billion to stand at $507.5 billion. This increase was fairly well spread by individual country, with Taiwan and South Africa showing the largest increases. Claims on Developed Countries also rose, up $18.0 billion to 2,756.7 billion, with a number of sizeable movements offsetting. Claims on Offshore Centres also rose, by $20.5 billion to $358.0 billion, driven by an increase against the Cayman Islands.
Developed Countries had net inward risk transfers of $210.8 billion, while Offshore Centres and Developing Countries had net outward risk transfers of $51.0 billion and $12.8 billion respectively.![]() |
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| Table A - Regional breakdown of external claims of UK-owned banks | |
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| Table B - Analysis of changes in foreign claims on an ultimate risk basis | |
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| Table C - Consolidated external claims and unused commitments of UK-owned banks and their branches and subsidiaries worldwide | |
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| Notes and definitions for consolidated external claims | |
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