Hong Kong's Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures Released
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced today (February 7) that the official foreign currency reserve assets of Hong Kong amounted to US$133.7 billion at the end of January 2007 (end-December 2006: US$133.2 billion). Including unsettled forward contracts, the foreign currency reserve assets of Hong Kong at the end of January 2007 also stood at US$133.7 billion (end-December 2006: US$133.2 billion). Hong Kong is the world's eighth largest holder of foreign currency reserves, after Mainland China, Japan, Russia, Taiwan, Korea, India and Singapore
(Media-Newswire.com) - The Hong Kong Monetary Authority ( HKMA ) announced today ( February 7 ) that the official foreign currency reserve assets of Hong Kong amounted to US$133.7 billion at the end of January 2007 ( end-December 2006: US$133.2 billion ).
Including unsettled forward contracts, the foreign currency reserve assets of Hong Kong at the end of January 2007 also stood at US$133.7 billion ( end-December 2006: US$133.2 billion ).
Hong Kong is the world's eighth largest holder of foreign currency reserves, after Mainland China, Japan, Russia, Taiwan, Korea, India and Singapore.
The total foreign currency reserve assets of US$133.7 billion represent over six times the currency in circulation or about 37% of Hong Kong dollar M3.
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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 Special Data Dissemination Standard ( 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 February 2007, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
February 7 SDDS International Reserves ( Hong Kong's Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures )
February 14 SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank ( Analytical Accounts of the Exchange Fund )
February 28 Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account
February 28 SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity
Ends/Wednesday, February 7, 2007 Issued at HKT 16:32
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