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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 11) the key analytical accounts of the Exchange Fund at the end of September 2013.
Foreign assets, representing the external assets of the Exchange Fund, increased during the month by HK$1.8 billion to HK$2,516.4 billion.
The Monetary Base, comprising Certificates of Indebtedness, Government issued currency notes and coins in circulation, the Aggregate Balance and Exchange Fund Bills and Notes issued, amounted to HK$1,245.1 billion.
Claims on the private sector in Hong Kong amounted to HK$182.5 billion.
Foreign liabilities, representing fees payable to the Exchange Fund's external managers, amounted to HK$0.3 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 2014 is announced below:
Reference Month Release Date
January 2014 February 14, 2014
February 2014 March 14, 2014
March 2014 April 14, 2014
April 2014 May 14, 2014
May 2014 June 13, 2014
June 2014 July 14, 2014
July 2014 August 14, 2014
August 2014 September 12, 2014
September 2014 October 14, 2014
October 2014 November 14, 2014
November 2014 December 12, 2014
December 2014 January 14, 2015
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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 2013, 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 11
SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank
(Analytical Accounts of the Exchange Fund)
October 31
Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account
October 31
SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity
Ends/Friday, October 11, 2013
Issued at HKT 17:53
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