Global Banknote Market Report: 2017 Edition - Koncept Analytics

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Global Banknote Market Report: 2017 Edition

May 2017

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Executive Summary Banknote is a promissory note which is issued by banks that is payable on demand to the bearer. The production and distribution of new banknotes and destruction of the unfit banknotes is the responsibility of the central bank of the respective countries. The demand for banknotes and substrate is fulfilled by state print works (SPW), state paper mills (SPM) and few commercial print and paper manufacturers. SPWs and SPMs can also turn in to commercial providers to cater the unmet demand for banknotes.

Major factors contributing to the growth of the market include increasing domestic transactions and increasing demand for foreign currencies across different countries. The global financial crisis led to a one-time increase in the demand for these notes, thereby leading to increased market value.

The report “Global Banknote Market� provides a comprehensive study of banknote market globally. It also provides detailed information for key regional markets of banknote industry. The major trends, growth drivers as well as issues being faced by the industry are being presented in this report. The four major players in the industry, De La Rue plc, Geisecke & Devrient Group and Fortress Paper Ltd. are being profiled.

The key factors driving the growth of banknote market are financial instability of the economy and GDP of the economy. Some of the noteworthy trends and developments of this industry are adoption of polymer banknotes and new banknotes developments. However, the expansion of banknote market is hindered by rise of digital or cashless payment, secured production of banknotes and overcapacity.

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The global banknote market remains robust buoyed by factor working at both micro and macro levels..

COEFER of Major Currencies Worldwide (1Q2015-4Q2016) ▪ As per fourth quarter of 2016, the US Dollar currency accounted for US$... billion of foreign exchange reserves. Euro held US$... billion foreign exchange reserves while the Pound Sterling and the Japanese Yen held US$... billion and US$... billion of foreign exchange reserves respectively.

▪ In the global banknote substrate market, state paper mills (SPM) segment held the largest market share of … %, followed by commercial paper mills and polymer with …% and …% share in 2016 respectively.

▪ As of 2016, …% of the global banknote market was without thread notes and …% comprised with thread notes.

Global Banknote Substrate Market by Segments (2016)

Global Banknote Market by Threads (2016)

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The global banknote market remains robust buoyed by factor working at both micro and macro levels..

Annual Production Volume of US Currency Notes (2006-2016) ▪ As of 2016, the annual production volume of US currency notes was recorded to be … billion, increasing by …%, in comparison to … billion in the previous year.

▪ The production volume of euro banknotes was recorded to be … billion in 2017, down by …%, as compared to … billion in 2016.

▪ As of 2016/17, GBP 10 makes up the largest production share of …%, followed by GBP 5 and GBP 20 with …% and …% of production share respectively.

Euro Banknotes Production Volume (2006-2016)

Banknotes Production Volume in UK by Denomination (2016/17)

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