The Hong Kong Monetary Authority published the Analytical Accounts of the Exchange Fund for end-May 2025, reporting that foreign assets, representing the Exchange Fund’s external assets, rose by HKD 201.3 billion over the month to HKD 3,586.6 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, amounted to HKD 2,124.9 billion. Claims on Hong Kong’s private sector stood at HKD 325.6 billion and foreign liabilities at HKD 31.0 billion. The analytical accounts are released in accordance with the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standard. For June 2025, the HKMA also scheduled releases for the SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity and the Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account on 30 June, alongside an SDDS International Reserves release issued on 6 June.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority 2025-06-13
Hong Kong Monetary Authority releases Exchange Fund analytical accounts showing foreign assets up HKD 201.3bn to HKD 3,586.6bn
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority reported that the Exchange Fund's foreign assets increased by HKD 201.3 billion in May 2025, reaching HKD 3,586.6 billion. The Monetary Base was HKD 2,124.9 billion, with claims on the private sector at HKD 325.6 billion and foreign liabilities at HKD 31.0 billion. These figures are published under the IMF's Special Data Dissemination Standard.