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The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released today (October 14) the key analytical accounts of the Exchange Fund at the end of September 2015.
Foreign assets, representing the external assets of the Exchange Fund, increased during the month by HK$99.9 billion to HK$2,941.6 billion.
The Monetary Base, comprising Certificates of Indebtedness, Government issued currency notes and coins in circulation, the balance of the banking system and Exchange Fund Bills and Notes issued, amounted to HK$1,483.2 billion.
Claims on the private sector in Hong Kong amounted to HK$153.7 billion.
Foreign liabilities, representing fees payable to the Exchange Fund's external managers, amounted to HK$0.5 billion.
The analytical accounts of the Exchange Fund are released in accordance with the International Monetary Fund's Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) and are referred to as the Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank under SDDS (Annex).
Release calendar
The release calendar of the Analytical Accounts of the Exchange Fund for 2016 is announced below:
Reference Month Release Date
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January 2016 February 15, 2016
February 2016 March 14, 2016
March 2016 April 14, 2016
April 2016 May 13, 2016
May 2016 June 14, 2016
June 2016 July 14, 2016
July 2016 August 12, 2016
August 2016 September 14, 2016
September 2016 October 14, 2016
October 2016 November 14, 2016
November 2016 December 14, 2016
December 2016 January 13, 2017
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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 2015, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
October 7 (Issued)
SDDS International Reserves
(Hong Kong's Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures)
October 14
SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank
(Analytical Accounts of the Exchange Fund)
October 30
SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity
October 30
Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account
Ends/Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Issued at HKT 17:56
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