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 2023 (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 2024 is announced below:
| Reference Month | Release Date |
| January 2024 | February 29, 2024 |
| February 2024 | March 28, 2024 |
| March 2024 | April 30, 2024 |
| April 2024 | May 31, 2024 |
| May 2024 | June 28, 2024 |
| June 2024 | July 31, 2024 |
| July 2024 | August 30, 2024 |
| August 2024 | September 30, 2024 |
| September 2024 | October 31, 2024 |
| October 2024 | November 29, 2024 |
| November 2024 | December 31, 2024 |
| December 2024 | January 28, 2025 |
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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 2023, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
| October 6 (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, 2023
Issued at HKT 16:30
Issued at HKT 16:30
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