MACAO, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Monetary Authority of Macao reported on Friday that the international business expanded in the city's banking sector in the second quarter of 2025.

At the end of June, the authority noted, international assets made up 84.5 percent of total banking assets, up from the 83.8 percent in March, while international liabilities rose to 81.3 percent from the 80.8 percent.

Non-local currencies continued to be the dominant denomination in international banking transactions, according to the statistics. The Hong Kong dollar, the U.S. dollar, and China's yuan accounted for 30.8 percent, 40.9 percent, and 21.8 percent of total international assets, in which the share of pataca was 0.8 percent.

The majority of external assets and liabilities of the local banking sector were related to Asia, the authority said. ■