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Exchange Fund's assets hit $3.51t in December

The monetary base reached $1.7t.

The Exchange Fund's foreign assets rose by $83.3b to $3.51t in December, the Monetary Authority said on January 12.

The monetary base was at $1.7t, whilst claims on the private sector in Hong Kong amounted to $240b.

Foreign liabilities, representing fees payable to the Exchange Fund's external managers, amounted to $400m.


 

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