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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 2014.
Foreign assets, representing the external assets of the Exchange Fund, increased during the month by HK$13.9 billion to HK$2,767.4 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$1,347.2 billion.
Claims on the private sector in Hong Kong amounted to HK$195.8 billion.
Foreign liabilities, representing fees payable to the Exchange Fund's external managers, amounted to HK$0.6 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 2015 is announced below:
Reference Month Release Date
January 2015 February 13, 2015
February 2015 March 13, 2015
March 2015 April 14, 2015
April 2015 May 14, 2015
May 2015 June 12, 2015
June 2015 July 14, 2015
July 2015 August 14, 2015
August 2015 September 14, 2015
September 2015 October 14, 2015
October 2015 November 13, 2015
November 2015 December 14, 2015
December 2015 January 14, 2016
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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 2014, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
October 8 (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 31
Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account
October 31
SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity
Ends/Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Issued at HKT 17:10
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