The Hong Kong Monetary Authority published the key analytical accounts of the Exchange Fund as at end-March 2025, reporting a month-on-month decline in foreign assets of HK$24.0 billion to HK$3,415.9 billion. The analytical accounts are released under the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS). 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$1,977.1 billion. Claims on Hong Kong’s private sector stood at HK$342.3 billion, while foreign liabilities were HK$30.7 billion. For April 2025, the HKMA scheduled two further Exchange Fund data releases for 30 April: the SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity and the Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority releases Exchange Fund analytical accounts showing foreign assets down HK$24.0 billion to HK$3,415.9 billion
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority reported a HK$24.0 billion decline in foreign assets of the Exchange Fund, totaling HK$3,415.9 billion as of end-March 2025, under the IMF’s Special Data Dissemination Standard. The Monetary Base was HK$1,977.1 billion, with claims on the private sector at HK$342.3 billion and foreign liabilities at HK$30.7 billion. Two additional Exchange Fund data releases are scheduled for 30 April 2025.