HKMA releases April 2026 foreign currency reserves data and May 2026 press release schedule.
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On Fri, 29 May, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority ("HKMA") released today (29 May) the analytical data on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s foreign currency reserves and foreign currency liquidity as at the end of April 2026. These data are published monthly in the Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity in accordance with the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standard ("SDDS").
Monthly Disclosure Framework
Currently, four press releases relating to the Exchange Fund’s data are issued by the HKMA each month. Three of these releases disseminate monetary data in accordance with the International Monetary Fund’s SDDS, while the fourth press release, on the Exchange Fund’s Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account, adheres to the HKMA’s policy of maintaining a high level of transparency.
May 2026 Issuance Schedule
For May 2026, the issuance schedule comprises: 7 May (Issued) SDDS International Reserves (Hong Kong’s Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures); 14 May (Issued) SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank (Analytical Accounts of the Exchange Fund); and two releases on 29 May for the SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity, and the Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account.
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