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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 31) the analytical data on the Hong Kong SAR's foreign currency reserves and foreign currency liquidity as at the end of September 2012 (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
The release calendar of the Liquidity Template for 2013 is announced below:
Reference Month Release Date
January 2013 February 28, 2013
February 2013 March 28, 2013
March 2013 April 30, 2013
April 2013 May 31, 2013
May 2013 June 28, 2013
June 2013 July 31, 2013
July 2013 August 30, 2013
August 2013 September 30, 2013
September 2013 October 31, 2013
October 2013 November 29, 2013
November 2013 December 31, 2013
December 2013 January 30, 2014
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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 2012, 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 12 (Issued)
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/Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Issued at HKT 17:32
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