Foreign Currency Reserves Data Release
Summary
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority released monthly analytical data on Hong Kong SAR's foreign currency reserves and foreign currency liquidity as at end of February 2026. The data is published in the Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity under the IMF's Special Data Dissemination Standard. This is a routine monthly statistical release providing transparency on Hong Kong's reserve position.
What changed
The HKMA published its monthly foreign currency reserves and liquidity data for February 2026, consistent with its ongoing commitment to IMF Special Data Dissemination Standard compliance. The release includes the Exchange Fund's reserve position and liquidity information, with the full dataset available in the accompanying annex.
No immediate action is required from regulated entities. This is routine statistical reporting with no new compliance obligations, deadlines, or policy changes. Financial institutions and investors may use this data for economic analysis and monitoring of Hong Kong's monetary position.
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International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity
Press Releases
31 Mar 2026
International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released today (31 March) the analytical data on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s foreign currency reserves and foreign currency liquidity as at the end of February 2026 (Annex). These data are published monthly in the Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity in accordance with the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS).
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
31 March 2026
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 March 2026, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
| 6 March
(Issued) | SDDS International Reserves
(Hong Kong’s Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures) |
| 13 March
(Issued) | SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank
(Analytical Accounts of the Exchange Fund) |
| 31 March | SDDS Template on International Reserves and
Foreign Currency Liquidity |
| 31 March | Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and
Currency Board Account |
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