The Hong Kong Monetary Authority ("HKMA") released the analytical accounts of the Exchange Fund for October 2025, showing an increase in foreign assets by HK$50.0 billion to HK$3,509.1 billion. The monetary base was HK$2,026.7 billion, with private sector claims in Hong Kong amounting to HK$313.4 billion. Foreign liabilities were HK$36.5 billion. The accounts are issued in accordance with the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standard ("SDDS"). Four press releases are scheduled monthly: SDDS International Reserves, SDDS Analytical Accounts, SDDS Template on International Reserves, and Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet.
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On November 14, 2025, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority ("HKMA") released the latest analytical accounts of the Exchange Fund for October 2025.
Foreign assets, the external assets of the Exchange Fund, increased by HK$50.0 billion to a total of HK$3,509.1 billion during the reporting period.
The Monetary Base, encompassing 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 HK$2,026.7 billion at the end of October 2025.
Claims on the private sector in Hong Kong reached HK$313.4 billion as of October 2025.
Foreign liabilities stood at HK$36.5 billion at the end of October 2025.
The analytical accounts of the Exchange Fund comply with the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standard ("SDDS") and are known as the Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank under SDDS.
In addition to the SDDS-related releases, the HKMA issues a monthly press release detailing the Exchange Fund’s Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account, adhering to its policy of transparency.
For November 2025, the scheduled press release dates were as follows: 7 November for the SDDS International Reserves (latest foreign currency reserve assets figures), 14 November for the SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank (analytical accounts of the Exchange Fund), 28 November for the SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity, and 28 November for the Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account.
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