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Table 30: Maintenance of Cash Reserve Ratio by Banks: 28 May 2015 to 06 July 2017

Period Deposit Average Cash Required Minimum Excess Average
Ended Base*
Balances Held Cash Balances Cash Cash
28-May-15 (1)
11-Jun-15 for the Period CRR of (1) Holdings Ratios
25-Jun-15 360,839
363,990 (2) (3) (2) - (3) (2) / (1)
9-Jul-15 366,822
23-Jul-15 367,513 (Rs million) (Per cent)
6-Aug-15 372,017
20-Aug-15 371,015 44,584 30,540 14,044 12.36
3-Sep-15 373,079
17-Sep-15 373,495 43,596 30,762 12,834 11.98
1-Oct-15 374,694
15-Oct-15 375,061 41,817 30,989 10,827 11.40
29-Oct-15 374,723
12-Nov-15 376,516 42,622 31,012 11,610 11.60
26-Nov-15 379,198
10-Dec-15 378,726 43,423 31,452 11,971 11.67
24-Dec-15 379,613
7-Jan-16 385,926 40,739 31,375 9,364 10.98
21-Jan-16 388,011
4-Feb-16 388,882 39,921 31,486 8,435 10.70
18-Feb-16 391,328
3-Mar-16 392,151 37,120 31,503 5,616 9.94
17-Mar-16 389,582
31-Mar-16 391,061 39,541 31,615 7,926 10.55
14-Apr-16 390,836
28-Apr-16 392,107 39,866 31,637 8,229 10.63
12-May-16 390,382
26-May-16 391,338 39,628 31,630 7,998 10.58
9-Jun-16 392,164
23-Jun-16 394,059 41,225 31,753 9,471 10.95
395,875
7-Jul-16 395,085 40,841 31,960 8,881 10.77
21-Jul-16 399,567
4-Aug-16 402,638 40,512 31,911 8,601 10.70
18-Aug-16 405,533
1-Sep-16 402,794 41,738 31,945 9,793 10.99
15-Sep-16 403,903
29-Sep-16 402,467 42,432 32,423 10,009 10.99
13-Oct-16 405,653
27-Oct-16 405,713 40,821 32,622 8,198 10.52
10-Nov-16 408,350
24-Nov-16 411,280 45,150 32,771 12,379 11.61
8-Dec-16 408,765
22-Dec-16 413,245 43,969 32,978 10,991 11.24
5-Jan-17 418,410
19-Jan-17 421,645 40,133 33,029 7,104 10.23
2-Feb-17 425,213
16-Feb-17 428,319 41,443 32,826 8,618 10.64
2-Mar-17 427,073
16-Mar-17 429,406 39,738 32,988 6,750 10.16
30-Mar-17 429,154
13-Apr-17 431,978 40,555 32,957 7,598 10.38
27-Apr-17 434,097
11-May-17 434,211 39,142 33,075 6,067 9.98
25-May-17 431,553
8-Jun-17 433,505 38,858 32,968 5,890 9.95
22-Jun-17 438,683
436,504 39,239 33,013 6,226 10.03
6-Jul-17
42,230 33,082 9,148 10.77

45,806 33,221 12,586 11.62

41,467 33,436 8,030 10.47

39,957 33,356 6,601 10.11

41,808 33,772 8,036 10.46

41,848 34,005 7,844 10.39

39,766 34,272 5,494 9.81

42,214 34,040 8,174 10.48

41,775 34,142 7,633 10.34

43,081 34,012 9,068 10.70

42,462 34,295 8,167 10.47

42,594 34,323 8,271 10.50

40,766 34,476 6,291 9.98

42,411 34,688 7,723 10.31

45,050 34,485 10,565 11.02

47,939 34,861 13,078 11.60

47,510 35,331 12,179 11.35

49,110 35,606 13,504 11.65

53,677 35,826 17,851 12.62

47,750 36,072 11,678 11.15

47,564 35,946 11,618 11.14

47,406 36,144 11,261 11.04

46,771 36,129 10,642 10.90

44,163 36,364 7,799 10.22

48,812 36,537 12,275 11.24

51,165 36,563 14,603 11.78

52,001 36,393 15,608 12.05

51,344 36,530 14,815 11.84

51,019 36,911 14,108 11.63

48,565 36,732 11,832 11.13

* The deposit base is lagged by two weeks.

Notes:
1. Cash balances consist exclusively of balances held by banks with the Bank of Mauritius.
2. With effect from the maintenance period starting 2 May 2014, the Bank raised the fortnightly average
CRR on rupee deposits from 8.0 per cent to 9.0 per cent. The fortnightly average CRR on foreign currency
deposits remain unchanged at 6.0 per cent.
Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.
Source: Research and Economic Analysis Department.