Hong Kong Monetary Authority

10/31/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/31/2024 02:53

International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity

International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity

Press Releases

31 Oct 2024

International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released today (31 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 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

28 February 2025

February 2025

31 March 2025

March 2025

30 April 2025

April 2025

30 May 2025

May 2025

30 June 2025

June 2025

31 July 2025

July 2025

29 August 2025

August 2025

30 September 2025

September 2025

31 October 2025

October 2025

28 November 2025

November 2025

31 December 2025

December 2025

30 January 2026

Annex

Hong Kong Monetary Authority
31 October 2024

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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:

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)

31 October

SDDS Template on International Reserves and
Foreign Currency Liquidity

31 October

Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and
Currency Board Account