International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity

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30 Oct 2026

International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released today (30 October) the analytical data on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s foreign currency reserves and foreign currency liquidity as at the end of September 2026 (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 (SDDS).

Release calendar

The release calendar of the Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity for 2027 is announced below:

Reference Month

Release Date

January 2027

26 February 2027

February 2027

31 March 2027

March 2027

30 April 2027

April 2027

31 May 2027

May 2027

30 June 2027

June 2027

30 July 2027

July 2027

31 August 2027

August 2027

30 September 2027

September 2027

29 October 2027

October 2027

30 November 2027

November 2027

31 December 2027

December 2027

31 January 2028

 

Annex

 

Hong Kong Monetary Authority
30 October 2026

 

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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 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 2026, 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)
30 October SDDS Template on International Reserves and
Foreign Currency Liquidity
30 October Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and
Currency Board Account
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Last revision date : 30 October 2026