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 2024 (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 2025 is announced below:
| Reference Month | Release Date |
| January 2025 | February 28, 2025 |
| February 2025 | March 31, 2025 |
| March 2025 | April 30, 2025 |
| April 2025 | May 30, 2025 |
| May 2025 | June 30, 2025 |
| June 2025 | July 31, 2025 |
| July 2025 | August 29, 2025 |
| August 2025 | September 30, 2025 |
| September 2025 | October 31, 2025 |
| October 2025 | November 28, 2025 |
| November 2025 | December 31, 2025 |
| December 2025 | January 30, 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 2024, 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/Thursday, October 31, 2024
Issued at HKT 16:30
Issued at HKT 16:30
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