The Hong Kong Monetary Authority published the key analytical accounts of the Exchange Fund as at end-March 2026, reporting a month-on-month decline in foreign assets and providing updated balance-sheet aggregates for the Monetary Base and other positions. Foreign assets fell by HKD 59.5 billion to HKD 3,570.6 billion. The Monetary Base amounted to HKD 2,065.0 billion, claims on Hong Kong’s private sector totalled HKD 393.5 billion, and foreign liabilities were HKD 78.8 billion. The release forms part of the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) reporting. The HKMA also set out the remaining April 2026 schedule for Exchange Fund-related 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 30 April.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority 2026-04-14
Hong Kong Monetary Authority publishes March 2026 analytical accounts showing HKD 59.5 billion fall in Exchange Fund foreign assets
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority published the key analytical accounts of the Exchange Fund as at end-March 2026, reporting a HKD 59.5 billion month-on-month decline in foreign assets to HKD 3,570.6 billion and a Monetary Base of HKD 2,065.0 billion. Claims on Hong Kong’s private sector totalled HKD 393.5 billion and foreign liabilities were HKD 78.8 billion, as part of the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standard reporting.