Table 5: Bank of Mauritius Assets and Liabilities as at 31 March 1999

March 1999

February 1999

Rupees

Rupees

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Authorised Capital

10,000,000

10,000,000

Issued and Paid up Capital

10,000,000

10,000,000

General Reserve Fund

23,000,000

23,000,000

33,000,000

33,000,000

Other Reserves

9,124,368,051

9,124,368,051

9,157,368,051

9,157,368,051

Represented by:

ASSETS

External Assets:

Gold & Foreign Assets

5,490,690,958

6,105,598,100

Special Drawing Rights

538,836,756

539,570,616

Foreign Investments

10,001,421,253

8,700,471,291

Others

7,458,429

22,585,855

16,038,407,396

15,368,225,862

Discounts & Advances

3,423,415,881

3,331,219,633

Government securities

1,257,714,133

1,564,884,864

Fixed Assets

123,786,131

122,934,757

Other Assets*

186,561,527

165,869,546

21,029,885,068

20,553,134,662

Less:

LIABILITIES

Notes in Circulation

6,498,061,075

6,481,318,045

Coin in Circulation

253,666,535

247,842,907

6,751,727,610

6,729,160,952

Demand Deposits:

Government

30,900,392

6,459,253

Commercial Banks

2,779,513,778

2,798,348,739

Other Financial Institutions

4,738,653

34,093,219

Others

23,210,083

38,207,695

2,838,362,906

2,877,108,906

Bank of Mauritius Instruments

301,386,400

306,182,900

Provisions & Other Liabilities

1,981,040,101

1,483,313,853

11,872,517,017

11,395,766,611

9,157,368,051

9,157,368,051

* Includes investments under section 12(j) of the Bank of Mauritius Act.