HKMA announces Hong Kong’s foreign currency reserve assets reached US$442.1 billion as at end-April 2026, with a schedule of four press releases issued monthly for May 2026.
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On Thu, 07 May, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority ("HKMA") announced that official foreign currency reserve assets amounted to US$442.1 billion as at the end of April 2026, an increase from US$430.8 billion recorded at end-March 2026. There were no unsettled foreign exchange contracts at end-April 2026, contrasting with US$0.3 billion previously. The total foreign currency reserve assets of US$442.1 billion represent over five times the currency in circulation or about 38% of Hong Kong dollar M3.
Disclosure Framework and Reporting Protocol
Currently, four press releases relating to the Exchange Fund’s data are issued by the HKMA each month. Three of these releases are issued to disseminate monetary data in accordance with the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standard ("SDDS"). The fourth press release, on the Exchange Fund’s Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account, is made in accordance with the HKMA’s policy of maintaining a high level of transparency.
May 2026 Release Schedule
For the month of May 2026, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows: 7 May for SDDS International Reserves (Hong Kong’s Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures); 14 May for SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank (Analytical Accounts of the Exchange Fund); 29 May for SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity; and 29 May for Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account.
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