Exchange Fund makes record loss

21-11-2008

HKMA chief Joseph Yam speaking through an interpreter
Joseph Yam. Photo: RTHK
The Government Exchange Fund made a record loss of HK$48.3 billion on its investments in the 3rd quarter of this year. The fund's total losses in the first nine months of 2008 amounted to HK$83.3 billion - a fall of 5.8%. The Chief Executive of the Monetary Authority, Joseph Yam, said the HKMA faced "unprecedented challenges" in managing the fund in the current financial crisis.

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