The Hong Kong Monetary Authority published the key analytical accounts of the Exchange Fund for end-June 2025 under the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS), reporting a monthly increase in foreign assets of HKD 9.5 billion to HKD 3,596.2 billion. The Monetary Base totalled HKD 2,120.2 billion, comprising Certificates of Indebtedness, government-issued currency notes and coins in circulation, the balance of the banking system, and Exchange Fund Bills and Notes issued. Claims on Hong Kong’s private sector stood at HKD 349.4 billion, while foreign liabilities amounted to HKD 31.0 billion. The HKMA noted it issues four Exchange Fund data press releases each month; for July 2025, the SDDS international reserves release was issued on 7 July, with releases scheduled on 31 July for the SDDS template on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity and for the Exchange Fund abridged balance sheet and Currency Board Account.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority 2025-07-14
Hong Kong Monetary Authority releases end-June 2025 Exchange Fund analytical accounts with foreign assets up HKD 9.5 billion to HKD 3,596.2 billion
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority reported a monthly increase in foreign assets of HKD 9.5 billion, bringing the total to HKD 3,596.2 billion as of end-June 2025, under the IMF’s Special Data Dissemination Standard. The Monetary Base was HKD 2,120.2 billion, with claims on the private sector at HKD 349.4 billion and foreign liabilities at HKD 31.0 billion. The HKMA issues four Exchange Fund data press releases monthly, with the next on 31 July 2025.