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Hong Kong as an international banking center: present and future

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The banking industry is key for Hong Kong's economy, but Hong Kong is not a big international banking center, at least not when compared with other centers belonging to large economic areas, such as New York and, to a lesser extent, Tokyo. Within Asia, Hong Kong has a larger banking sector as a whole, but the position is similar if we focus on the offshore side of it, where Singapore is growing faster than Hong Kong. Furthermore, Singapore is being more active as a banking platform for international corporates while Hong Kong remains larger in terms of banking relations. In fact, Hong Kong continues to have one of the highest concentrations of large banking institutions in the world. Such an international banking platform, together with the increasing local presence of Chinese banks, offers Hong Kong a unique opportunity to become a major banking center, probably the largest offshore center in Asia. Whether Hong Kong reaps this opportunity will very much depend on how it navigates among the opportunities that China offers in its current situation of capital controls without losing its international clout. In fact, the Hong Kong banking system should benefit from the business from China coming offshore due to capital controls (including not only renminbi [RMB] settlements but also issuance of RMB-denominated bonds). However, it should also look for non-Chinese-related banking business so as to ensure that it remains distinguishable from China's domestic banking system in the years to come.

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  • Alicia García-Herrero, 2011. "Hong Kong as an international banking center: present and future," Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 16(3), pages 361-371.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:rjapxx:v:16:y:2011:i:3:p:361-371
    DOI: 10.1080/13547860.2011.589627
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    1. Lillian Cheung & Vincent Yeung, 2007. "Hong Kong as An International Financial Centre: Measuring its Position and Determinants," Working Papers 0714, Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
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