International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity

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31 Oct 2011

International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released today (Monday) the analytical data on the Hong Kong SAR's foreign currency reserves and foreign currency liquidity as at the end of September 2011 (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 Liquidity Template for 2012 is announced below:

Reference Month

Release Date

January 2012

29 February 2012

February 2012

30 March 2012

March 2012

30 April 2012

April 2012

31 May 2012

May 2012

29 June 2012

June 2012

31 July 2012

July 2012

31 August 2012

August 2012

28 September 2012

September 2012

31 October 2012

October 2012

30 November 2012

November 2012

31 December 2012

December 2012

31 January 2013

 

Annex

Hong Kong Monetary Authority
31 October 2011

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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 2011, 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)

14 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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