International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released today (October 30) the analytical data on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's foreign currency reserves and foreign currency liquidity as at the end of September 2020 (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 Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity for 2021 is announced below:
| Reference Month | Release Date |
| January 2021 | February 26, 2021 |
| February 2021 | March 31, 2021 |
| March 2021 | April 30, 2021 |
| April 2021 | May 31, 2021 |
| May 2021 | June 30, 2021 |
| June 2021 | July 30, 2021 |
| July 2021 | August 31, 2021 |
| August 2021 | September 30, 2021 |
| September 2021 | October 29, 2021 |
| October 2021 | November 30, 2021 |
| November 2021 | December 31, 2021 |
| December 2021 | January 31, 2022 |
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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 2020, 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 (Issued) |
SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank (Analytical Accounts of the Exchange Fund) |
| October 30 | SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity |
| October 30 | Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account |
Ends/Friday, October 30, 2020
Issued at HKT 17:20
Issued at HKT 17:20
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