Monthly Statistical Bulletin Apr 2003

Monthly Statistical Bulletin - April 2003

CONTENTS

Overview

EPZ’s Financial Issues Revisited, Seminar Organised by the Mauritius Export Processing Zone Association, Keynote Address by Mr R Basant Roi, Governor of the Bank of Mauritius, Radisson Hotel, Pointe aux Piments, 23 April 2003

Press Release – Change in the Lombard Rate
 
Changes in the Clearing House Rules
 
Assessing the impact of the African Growth and Opportunity Act and the phasing out of the Multi Fibre Agreement on the Mauritian economy
 
 
Tables

1      Selected Economic Indicators

2      Monetary Survey

3        Bank of Mauritius - Assets

4        Bank of Mauritius - Liabilities

5        Bank of Mauritius Assets and Liabilities: 30 April 2003

6        Category 1 Banks - Assets

7     Category 1 Banks - Liabilities

8a     Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities of Category 1 Banks: March 2003

8b     Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities of Category 1 Banks: March 2003

9     Category 1 Banks - Sectorwise Distribution of Credit to the Private Sector: March 2003

10     Category 1 Banks - Sectorwise Distribution of Credit to the Private Sector: December 2001 - March 2003

11     Components and Sources of Reserve Money

12     Components and Sources of Broad Money (M2)

13     Currency in Circulation

14a     Auctions of Treasury Bills

14b     Auctions of Treasury Bills: Maturity-wise

15     Bank Rate and Weighted Average Yields on Treasury Bills

16     Auction of Five-Year Government of Mauritius Bonds

17a     Repurchase Transactions: April 2003

17b     Repurchase and Reverse Repurchase Transactions: March 2001 - April 2003

18a     Primary Dealer Transactions - April 2003

18b     Primary Dealer Transactions

19     Secondary Market Activity

20     Transactions on the Interbank Money Market

21     Maintenance of Cash Ratio by Category 1 Banks

22     Cheque Clearances

23a     Principal Interest Rates: June 1999 - June 2001

23b     Principal Interest Rates: September 2001- March 2003

24     Other Interest Rates

25     Transactions on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius

26     Consumer Price Index and Inflation Rate

27     Gross Official International Reserves

28     Net International Reserves

29     Transactions on the Interbank Foreign Exchange Market

30     Intervention of the Bank of Mauritius on the Interbank Foreign Exchange Market

31     Exchange Rate of the Rupee (End of Period)

32     Exchange Rate of the Rupee (Period Average)

33     Exchange Rate of the Rupee vis-à-vis Major Trading Partner Currencies

34     Exchange Rates of Selected Currencies vis-à-vis the Euro (Period Average)

35     Exchange Rates of Selected Currencies vis-à-vis the US dollar

36     Inward and Outward Remittances of Foreign Currencies

37     Foreign Direct Investment in Mauritius by Sector: 1990-2002

38     Direct Investment Abroad by Sector: 1990-2002

39     Quarterly Balance of Payments: 2002

40     Consolidated Assets and Liabilities of Category 2 Banks: June 1999 - March 2003

41     Electronic Banking Transactions: June 2000-March 2003

42     Mauritius Automated Clearing and Settlement System (MACSS): Transactions for period December 2000 - April 2003
 
 
List of Authorised Banks, Non-Bank Deposit-Taking Institutions, Money-Changers  and Foreign Exchange Dealers as at 30 April 2003
                  
 
Note :     Monetary and Banking Statistics for March, April and May 2002 are inclusive of the ex-Delphis Bank's