## figure1-sf-1

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### Overview
- Figure title: Figure 1.SF.1. Indicators of the Importance of Foreign Banking Offices
- Caption excerpt: FBOs are an important element of the international banking system ...... particularly for foreign currency credit.

### Panel 1 — Foreign Claims by Domestic Banks and FBOs
- Subheading: 1. Foreign Claims by Domestic Banks and FBOs (Trillions of U.S. dollars)
- Chart-related labels and numeric ticks as presented:
  - Axis ticks / labels: 0 25 5 10 15 20
  - Years shown: 2013 14 15 16 17
- Legend items / stacked components (BIS definition; sum of three bars):
  - Cross-border claims by domestic banks
  - FBO cross-border claims
  - FBO local claims
- Definitions (verbatim):
  - "In panel 1, foreign claims follow the Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS) definition, which equals the sum of the three bars. The calculation is based on 19 BIS reporting countries that provide data according to the type of reporting bank in the locational banking statistics. Cross-border claims by domestic banks are made by domestic banks in their home country to counterparties in other countries. FBO local claims are made by foreign branches and subsidiaries to counterparties in their host country. FBO cross-border claims are made by foreign branches and subsidiaries to counterparties in a third country. FBO = foreign banking office."

### Panel 2 — Share of FBOs in Foreign and Local Currencies
- Subheading: 2. Share of FBOs in Foreign and Local Currencies (Percent)
- Chart-related labels and numeric ticks as presented:
  - Axis ticks / labels: 0 35 5 10 15 20 25 30
- Currency categories shown:
  - Foreign exchange
  - Local currency
  - Foreign exchange (appears twice in source listing)
- Series labels shown:
  - Total liabilities
  - Total claims

### Sources and Notes
- Sources: Bank for International Settlements; and IMF staff estimates.

*Source: figure1-sf-1.pdf*

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_Source: https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/publications/gfsr/2018/oct/ch1/pdf/figure1-sf-1.pdf_