Exchange Fund foreign assets up $23.8b

May 14, 2013

The foreign assets of the Exchange Fund grew by $23.8 billion in April to $2.5357 trillion.
 
The Monetary Authority said today the Monetary Base, comprising Certificates of Indebtedness, Government-issued currency notes and coins in circulation, the Aggregate Balance and Exchange Fund Bills and Notes issued, amounted to $1.235 trillion.
 
Claims on the private sector in Hong Kong amounted to $186.9 billion.
 
Foreign liabilities, representing fees payable to the fund's external managers, amounted to $300 million.