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Macao's foreign exchange reserves fall 0.3 pct in July

Xinhua
| August 15, 2026
2026-08-15

MACAO, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Macao's preliminary foreign exchange reserves stood at 243.1 billion patacas (30.09 billion U.S. dollars) at the end of July 2026, down 0.3 percent from the revised figure for the previous month, the Monetary Authority of Macao said Friday.

The reserves were equivalent to 11 times the currency in circulation or 88.4 percent of the Macao pataca M2 at the end of June, according to the authority.

The trade-weighted effective exchange rate index for the Macao pataca rose 0.41 points month-on-month and 0.24 points year-on-year to 100.5 in July, indicating an overall appreciation of the pataca against the currencies of Macao's major trading partners. Enditem

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