The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released the key analytical accounts of the Exchange Fund as at end-December 2024, published under the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) as the Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank. Foreign assets, representing the Exchange Fund’s external assets, fell by HKD 28.1 billion over the month to HKD 3,478.3 billion, while the Monetary Base stood at HKD 1,957.6 billion. Claims on Hong Kong’s private sector totalled HKD 305.7 billion and foreign liabilities were HKD 24.3 billion. The Monetary Base comprises Certificates of Indebtedness, government-issued currency notes and coins in circulation, the balance of the banking system, and Exchange Fund Bills and Notes issued. The HKMA also set out its January 2025 schedule for Exchange Fund data releases, including the SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity and the Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account on 28 January.
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Hong Kong Monetary Authority publishes Exchange Fund analytical accounts showing HKD 28.1 billion fall in foreign assets
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) reported a decrease in the Exchange Fund's foreign assets by HKD 28.1 billion to HKD 3,478.3 billion as of December 2024, under the IMF's Special Data Dissemination Standard. The Monetary Base was HKD 1,957.6 billion, with claims on the private sector at HKD 305.7 billion and foreign liabilities at HKD 24.3 billion. The HKMA also announced its January 2025 schedule for Exchange Fund data releases.