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Macao's foreign exchange reserves rise 1.1 pct in May

Xinhua
| June 15, 2026
2026-06-15

MACAO, June 15 (Xinhua) -- The Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR)'s foreign exchange reserves amounted to 235.3 billion patacas at the end of May, up 1.1 percent from the previous month, the Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) said on Monday.

According to the AMCM, the reserves increased from a revised 232.8 billion patacas recorded at the end of April.

Macao's foreign exchange reserves at the end of May were equivalent to 10 times the currency in circulation and represented 85.8 percent of the Macao pataca M2 at end-April 2026.

Meanwhile, the trade-weighted effective exchange rate index for the Macao pataca dropped 0.15 points month-on-month and 2.82 points year-on-year to 99.4 in May 2026, indicating an overall depreciation of the local currency against the currencies of Macao's major trading partners. (1 pataca equals 0.12 U.S. dollar) Enditem

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