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3Q 2013 FINDINGS OF DBS RMB INDEX FOR VVINNING ENTERPRISES

Long-term optimism as companies expect RMB trade settlement to reach 30% of the total within five years

DBS RMB Index for VVinning Enterprises finds business needs for RMB little changed in the past year in the absence of policy catalysts

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Short-term drive to come from the anticipated growth of the overall RMB pool, following the relaxation of the RMB 20,000 cap on personal RMB conversion

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Long-term optimism as companies expect RMB trade settlement to account for 30% of total trade settlement in just five years

DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited is pleased to release the third-quarter findings of the DBS RMB Index for VVinning Enterprises (DRIVE) today. The index reading dropped slightly to 54.3 from the second quarter’s 55.2, as local companies indicated a decline in business needs for RMB in the third quarter.

Favourable policy support remains the key driver behind corporate usage of RMB

Chris Leung, Executive Director and Senior Economist of Group Research, DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited said without policy catalysts, positive economic outlook alone is insufficient to further incentivise RMB usage among Hong Kong companies

Chris Leung, Executive Director and Senior Economist of Group Research, DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited said without policy catalysts, positive economic outlook alone is insufficient to further incentivise RMB usage among Hong Kong companies

DBS releases findings of DRIVE on a quarterly basis, since its first launch in 4Q 2012. The aggregate survey findings from the past four quarters are taken from telephone interviews with business owners and decision makers of over 880 companies in Hong Kong.

Over the past four quarters, RMB internationalisation has expanded geographically, covering Singapore, Taiwan and even London in the UK. China has also concluded a currency swap agreement with the European Central Bank.

However, the lack of policy catalysts in Hong Kong, particularly with respect to increasing the size of the RMB pool, could explain why RMB usage at the corporate level remained stagnant. HKD and USD continue to be the predominant currencies for commercial transactions and trade settlement.

Short-term key driver comes from the relaxation of personal RMB conversion

Chris Leung, Executive Director and Senior Economist, Group Research, DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited, said, “There was no consistent positive correlation between the state of the economy and the actual corporate usage of RMB. Since RMB usage is still at the initial stage, a positive economic outlook alone, without policy catalysts, is insufficient to further incentivise usage.”

“The relaxation or removal of the RMB 20,000 daily cap on personal RMB conversion could alter the picture in 2014. Personal RMB wealth management products would flourish initially, and corporate usage of RMB would gradually pick up as the size of the RMB pool in Hong Kong increases and RMB product innovation advances,” Chris Leung said.

Long-term optimism as companies expect RMB trade settlement to reach 30% of the total within five years

In the past quarter, 41% of companies said they expect RMB trade settlement to account for 30% of their total trade settlement within five years, holding an optimistic view on the pace of RMB internationalisation.

Chris Leung said, “Right now, HKD and USD are still the preferred currencies for payment and receivables/trade settlement. The use of RMB in Hong Kong is not expected to lead to the substitution or marginalisation of the HKD quite a while. In the context of a currency’s internationalisation, five years is a short period of time, so companies seem to be quite optimistic about the pace of RMB internationalisation.”

DBS releases findings of DRIVE on a quarterly basis. Fieldwork for the 3Q 2013 report was conducted between July and September 2013 through telephone interviews with business owners and decision makers of over 200 companies in Hong Kong.

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