International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity

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29 Feb 2012

International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released today (Wednesday) the analytical data on the Hong Kong SAR's foreign currency reserves and foreign currency liquidity as at the end of January 2012 (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.

Annex

Hong Kong Monetary Authority
29 February 2012 

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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 February 2012, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:

7 February
(Issued)

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

14 February 
(Issued)

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

29 February

Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account

29 February

SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity

 

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