23 January 2026
In June 2014, the Bank issued the Guideline for Dealing with Domestic-Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs) which sets out the methodology to be applied for assessing the systemic importance of banks and the ensuing capital surcharge to be maintained by them.
The methodology consisted of identifying those banks whose Segment A (domestic / resident) assets represented at least 3.5% of GDP at market prices and then assessing their importance in terms of five key indicators namely, size, exposure to large groups, interconnectedness, complexity and substitutability on the basis of data provided.
The last assessment was carried out in March 2024 and four banks were identified as D-SIBs. These banks were The Mauritius Commercial Bank Ltd, SBM Bank (Mauritius) Ltd, Absa Bank (Mauritius) Limited and AfrAsia Bank Limited.
The current assessment has been carried out in August 2025 and it has been determined that the above four banks remain systemically important for our jurisdiction.
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