International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity

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31 Oct 2013

International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity

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

 

Annex

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
(Issued)

SDDS International Reserves
(Hong Kong’s Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures)

11 October
(Issued)

SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank
(Analytical Accounts of the Exchange Fund)

31 October

Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account

31 October

SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity

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