The Hong Kong Monetary Authority ("HKMA") published foreign currency reserve and liquidity data for Hong Kong as of September 2025. This monthly release is part of the International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity template, following the IMF's Special Data Dissemination Standard ("SDDS"). The release calendar for 2026 was also announced, with scheduled dates for each month's press releases.
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On October 31, 2025, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority ("HKMA") published analytical data on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s foreign currency reserves and foreign currency liquidity as of September 2025. This data adheres to the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standard ("SDDS") and is published monthly in the Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity.
The release calendar for the Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity for 2026 has been announced as follows: January 2026 - 27 February 2026, February 2026 - 31 March 2026, March 2026 - 30 April 2026, April 2026 - 29 May 2026, May 2026 - 30 June 2026, June 2026 - 31 July 2026, July 2026 - 31 August 2026, August 2026 - 30 September 2026, September 2026 - 30 October 2026, October 2026 - 30 November 2026, November 2026 - 31 December 2026, December 2026 - 29 January 2027.
The HKMA issues four press releases monthly, with three of these releases disseminating monetary data in compliance with the SDDS and one release providing transparency on the Exchange Fund’s Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account.
The scheduled dates for the HKMA's press releases in October 2025 are as follows: 8 October - SDDS International Reserves; 14 October - SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank; 31 October - Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity; 31 October - Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account.
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