The Hong Kong Monetary Authority published the key analytical accounts of the Exchange Fund as at end-March 2025, reporting a month-on-month decline in foreign assets of HK$24.0 billion to HK$3,415.9 billion. The analytical accounts are released under the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS). 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, amounted to HK$1,977.1 billion. Claims on Hong Kong’s private sector stood at HK$342.3 billion, while foreign liabilities were HK$30.7 billion. For April 2025, the HKMA scheduled two further Exchange Fund data releases for 30 April: the SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity and the Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority 2025-04-14
Hong Kong Monetary Authority releases Exchange Fund analytical accounts showing foreign assets down HK$24.0 billion to HK$3,415.9 billion
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority reported a HK$24.0 billion decline in foreign assets of the Exchange Fund, totaling HK$3,415.9 billion as of end-March 2025, under the IMF’s Special Data Dissemination Standard. The Monetary Base was HK$1,977.1 billion, with claims on the private sector at HK$342.3 billion and foreign liabilities at HK$30.7 billion. Two additional Exchange Fund data releases are scheduled for 30 April 2025.