International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released today (October 31) the analytical data on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's foreign currency reserves and foreign currency liquidity as at the end of September 2016 (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 2017 is announced below:
| Reference Month | Release Date |
| January 2017 | February 28, 2017 |
| February 2017 | March 31, 2017 |
| March 2017 | April 28, 2017 |
| April 2017 | May 31, 2017 |
| May 2017 | June 30, 2017 |
| June 2017 | July 31, 2017 |
| July 2017 | August 31, 2017 |
| August 2017 | September 29, 2017 |
| September 2017 | October 31, 2017 |
| October 2017 | November 30, 2017 |
| November 2017 | December 29, 2017 |
| December 2017 | January 31, 2018 |
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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 2016, 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 (Issued) |
SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank (Analytical Accounts of the Exchange Fund) |
| October 31 | SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity |
| October 31 | Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account |
Ends/Monday, October 31, 2016
Issued at HKT 18:10
Issued at HKT 18:10
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