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 2022 (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 (SDDS).
Release calendar
The release calendar of the Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity for 2023 is announced below:
| Reference Month | Release Date |
| January 2023 | 28 February 2023 |
| February 2023 | 31 March 2023 |
| March 2023 | 28 April 2023 |
| April 2023 | 31 May 2023 |
| May 2023 | 30 June 2023 |
| June 2023 | 31 July 2023 |
| July 2023 | 31 August 2023 |
| August 2023 | 29 September 2023 |
| September 2023 | 31 October 2023 |
| October 2023 | 30 November 2023 |
| November 2023 | 29 December 2023 |
| December 2023 | 31 January 2024 |
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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 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 2022, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
| 7 October (Issued) |
SDDS International Reserves (Hong Kong's Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures) |
| 14 October (Issued) |
SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank (Analytical Accounts of the Exchange Fund) |
| 31 October | SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity |
| 31 October | Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account |
Ends/Monday, October 31, 2022
Issued at HKT 16:30
Issued at HKT 16:30
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