Table 25 : Net International Reserves
	Bank of	Commercial	Others1	Net	Import
	Mauritius	Banks Net		International	Coverage
	Foreign	Foreign		Reserves	(No. of
	Assets	Assets			weeks)2
	(Rs million)
Aug-98	14,038	4,638	232	18,909	19.7
Sep-98	14,121	5,245	230	19,596	20.5
Oct-98	12,780	4,801	236	17,817	18.6
Nov-98	12,658	5,042	240	17,940	18.7
Dec-98	13,867	5,778	250	19,895	20.8
Jan-99	15,188	6,004	252	21,444	22.4
Feb-99	15,368	5,816	493	21,677	22.6
Mar-99	16,038	6,039	493	22,570	23.6
Apr-99	15,366	6,177	492	22,035	23.0
May-99	15,082	6,332	491	21,905	22.9
Jun-99	15,315	6,772	488	22,575	23.6
Jul-99	14,957	6,621	499	22,077	23.0
1 Includes Foreign Assets of the Government and the country's Reserve Position in the IMF.
2 Based on the value of the import bill for calendar year 1998.