Analytical Accounts of the Exchange Fund
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released today (14 January)
the key analytical accounts of the Exchange Fund at the end of
December 2024.
Foreign assets, representing the external
assets of the Exchange Fund, decreased during the month by HK$28. 1
billion to HK$3,478. 3 billion.
The Monetary Base, comprising
Certificates of Indebtedness, Government‑issued currency notes and
coins in circulation, the balance of the banking system and Exchange
Fund Bills and Notes issued, amounted to HK$1,957. 6 billion.
Claims on the private sector in Hong Kong amounted to HK$305.
7 billion.
Foreign liabilities amounted to HK$24. 3 billion.
The analytical accounts of the Exchange Fund are released in
accordance with the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data
Dissemination Standard (SDDS) and are referred to as the Analytical
Accounts of the Central Bank under SDDS (Annex).
Annex
Hong Kong Monetary Authority 14 January 2025
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At
present, 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 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. For the month of January 2025, the scheduled dates for
issuing the press releases are as follows: 7 January (Issued) SDDS
International Reserves (Hong Kong’s Latest Foreign Currency Reserve
Assets Figures) 14 January SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central
Bank (Analytical Accounts of the Exchange Fund) 28 January SDDS
Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity 28
January Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board
Account