The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released today (Thursday) the analytical data on the Hong Kong SAR's foreign currency reserves and foreign currency liquidity as at the end of September 2013 (Annex). These data are published monthly in the Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity in accordance with the International Monetary Fund's Special Data Dissemination Standard.
Release calendar
The release calendar of the Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity for 2014 is set out below:
Reference Month |
Release Date |
January 2014 |
28 February 2014 |
February 2014 |
31 March 2014 |
March 2014 |
30 April 2014 |
April 2014 |
30 May 2014 |
May 2014 |
30 June 2014 |
June 2014 |
31 July 2014 |
July 2014 |
29 August 2014 |
August 2014 |
30 September 2014 |
September 2014 |
31 October 2014 |
October 2014 |
28 November 2014 |
November 2014 |
31 December 2014 |
December 2014 |
30 January 2015 |
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
31 October 2013
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At present, four press releases relating to the Exchange Fund's data are issued by the HKMA each month. Three of these releases are issued to disseminate monetary data in accordance with the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS). The fourth press release, on the Exchange Fund's Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account, is made in accordance with the HKMA's policy of maintaining a high level of transparency. For the month of October 2013, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
7 October |
SDDS International Reserves |
11 October |
SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank |
31 October |
Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account |
31 October |
SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity |