The Hong Kong Monetary Authority ("HKMA") released the analytical accounts of the Exchange Fund for June 2025. Foreign assets increased by HK$9.5 billion, reaching HK$3,596.2 billion. The Monetary Base totaled HK$2,120.2 billion. Claims on the private sector amounted to HK$349.4 billion, and foreign liabilities stood at HK$31.0 billion. The analytical accounts are released in accordance with the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standard ("SDDS").
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority ("HKMA") published the key analytical accounts of the Exchange Fund as of June 2025.
During the reporting period, external assets of the Exchange Fund, which include foreign assets, grew by HK$9.5 billion to HK$3,596.2 billion.
The Monetary Base, comprising various financial instruments and balances such as Certificates of Indebtedness, government-issued currency, and Exchange Fund Bills and Notes, reached HK$2,120.2 billion.
Claims on the private sector in Hong Kong stood at HK$349.4 billion.
The Exchange Fund's foreign liabilities stood at HK$31.0 billion.
The analytical accounts are released in alignment with the International Monetary Fund's Special Data Dissemination Standard ("SDDS") and are known as the Central Bank Analytical Accounts under SDDS.
The HKMA issues four press releases monthly to disseminate Exchange Fund data. Three are in compliance with the SDDS, while the fourth provides the Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account for transparency. The scheduled release dates for July 2025 are as follows:
• 7 July - SDDS International Reserves
• 14 July - SDDS Central Bank Analytical Accounts
• 31 July - SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity
• 31 July - Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account
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