The Hong Kong Monetary Authority ("HKMA") released the analytical accounts of the Exchange Fund for May 2025. Foreign assets increased by HK$201.3 billion, reaching HK$3,586.6 billion. The Monetary Base totaled HK$2,124.9 billion. Claims on the private sector amounted to HK$325.6 billion, and foreign liabilities stood at HK$31.0 billion.
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority ("HKMA") released the key analytical accounts of the Exchange Fund on 13 June 2025.
The foreign assets of the Exchange Fund rose by HK$201.3 billion to HK$3,586.6 billion during the month.
The Monetary Base stood at HK$2,124.9 billion as of the end of May 2025.
Claims on the private sector in Hong Kong amounted to HK$325.6 billion.
Foreign liabilities were HK$31.0 billion as of the end of May 2025.
These analytical accounts are published in accordance with the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standard ("SDDS").
The HKMA issues four press releases per month to maintain transparency. Three of these releases are related to SDDS data, and one release provides the Exchange Fund’s Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account.
The scheduled release dates for June 2025 are as follows: 6 June for the latest foreign currency reserve assets, 13 June for the analytical accounts of the Exchange Fund, and 30 June for the SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity and the Exchange Fund’s Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account.
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