Hong Kong

Center for Finance and Trade

Hong Kong is a highly capitalistic economy, and has been ranked as the freest economy in the world in the Index of Economic Freedom for 15 consecutive years.

Hong Kong is the world's eleventh largest trading entity. The country is so small and with few natural resources of its own, it must import most of its food and raw materials.

With the large amount of corporate headquarters and Hong Kong Stock Exchange in the Asia-Pacific region, this area has become an important center for international finance and trade.

With $193.4 billion in foreign exchange reserves and assets, Hong Kong is uniquely equipped to handle this economic crisis.

Hong Kong has an incredibly stable currency, which may be one of the reasons making the Hong Kong dollar the ninth most traded currency in the world.

But it’s different from the other countries we’ve highlighted today. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority rigidly manages the exchange rate using an automatic interest rate adjustment mechanism.

Recently, Hong Kong has been dropping interest rates in to limit demand growth in its currency. Rates will automatically increase if demand drops, thereby creating stability and limiting speculation.

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