The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released today (Friday) the analytical data on the Hong Kong SAR’s foreign currency reserves and foreign currency liquidity as at the end of September 2014 (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 2015 is announced below:
Reference Month |
Release Date |
January 2015 |
27 February 2015 |
February 2015 |
31 March 2015 |
March 2015 |
30 April 2015 |
April 2015 |
29 May 2015 |
May 2015 |
30 June 2015 |
June 2015 |
31 July 2015 |
July 2015 |
31 August 2015 |
August 2015 |
30 September 2015 |
September 2015 |
30 October 2015 |
October 2015 |
30 November 2015 |
November 2015 |
31 December 2015 |
December 2015 |
29 January 2016 |
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
31 October 2014
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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 2014, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
8 October |
SDDS International Reserves |
14 October |
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 |