The Hong Kong Monetary Authority published the Exchange Fund’s analytical accounts as at end-July 2025 under the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standard, reporting a monthly decline in foreign assets and updated measures of the Monetary Base and related balance-sheet items. Foreign assets fell by HKD 56.4 billion to HKD 3,539.8 billion. The Monetary Base, 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, stood at HKD 2,042.6 billion, while claims on Hong Kong’s private sector were HKD 317.6 billion and foreign liabilities were HKD 32.6 billion. In an annex, the HKMA reiterated that it issues four Exchange Fund data releases each month, including three to disseminate monetary data under the SDDS, and set out August 2025 scheduled releases, with the SDDS template on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity and the Exchange Fund abridged balance sheet and Currency Board Account both due on 29 August 2025.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority 2025-08-14
Hong Kong Monetary Authority publishes Exchange Fund analytical accounts showing foreign assets down HKD 56.4bn to HKD 3,539.8bn
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority released the Exchange Fund’s analytical accounts for July 2025, noting a HKD 56.4 billion decrease in foreign assets to HKD 3,539.8 billion. The Monetary Base was reported at HKD 2,042.6 billion, with claims on the private sector at HKD 317.6 billion and foreign liabilities at HKD 32.6 billion. The HKMA confirmed its schedule for four monthly Exchange Fund data releases, including those under the IMF’s Special Data Dissemination Standard.