The Hong Kong Monetary Authority published the key analytical accounts of the Exchange Fund as at end-January 2025, as part of its International Monetary Fund Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) reporting. Foreign assets rose by HKD 8.1 billion over the month to HKD 3,486.5 billion. The Monetary Base totalled HKD 1,995.0 billion, while claims on Hong Kong’s private sector were HKD 354.0 billion and foreign liabilities were HKD 23.9 billion. The HKMA noted that it issues four Exchange Fund data press releases each month, including three SDDS monetary data releases and a separate transparency release covering the Exchange Fund’s abridged balance sheet and the Currency Board Account; for February 2025, the remaining scheduled releases are the SDDS template on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity and the Exchange Fund abridged balance sheet and Currency Board Account, both on 28 February.
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Hong Kong Monetary Authority releases end-January 2025 analytical accounts of the Exchange Fund under the IMF SDDS
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority released the key analytical accounts of the Exchange Fund as of end-January 2025, under the International Monetary Fund Special Data Dissemination Standard. Foreign assets increased by HKD 8.1 billion to HKD 3,486.5 billion, with the Monetary Base at HKD 1,995.0 billion. The HKMA issues four Exchange Fund data press releases monthly, including SDDS monetary data and transparency releases.