At the same time, liquidity in the banking system is relatively ample, as per the end of April, one month liquidity ratio of the banking system was 69.7%, three month ratio was 70.4%. There is one thing worth special mentioning; up to this moment, direct impact of the recent international financial crisis on the Macao banking system is rather limited.
In business operation, apart from servicing local demand, Macao  BIS central bankers’ speeches  3  banks make use of Macao as their business development platform. Through their global networks, they proactively develop services with other nations and regions, among which, a substantial part is cross-border financial business between the Mainland and other nations or regions.