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 2017 (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
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The release calendar of the Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity for 2018 is announced below:
| Reference Month | Release Date |
| January 2018 | February 28, 2018 |
| February 2018 | March 29, 2018 |
| March 2018 | April 30, 2018 |
| April 2018 | May 31, 2018 |
| May 2018 | June 29, 2018 |
| June 2018 | July 31, 2018 |
| July 2018 | August 31, 2018 |
| August 2018 | September 28, 2018 |
| September 2018 | October 31, 2018 |
| October 2018 | November 30, 2018 |
| November 2018 | December 31, 2018 |
| December 2018 | January 31, 2019 |
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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 2017, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
| October 9 (Issued) |
SDDS International Reserves (Hong Kong's Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures) |
| October 13 (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/Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Issued at HKT 16:30
Issued at HKT 16:30
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