Table 6 : Commercial Banks - Assets

(Rs Million)

End

RESERVES

FOREIGN ASSETS

CLAIMS ON GOVERNMENT

CLAIMS ON PRIVATE SECTOR

Claims

Other

TOTAL

Acceptences

of

Cash

Balances

Bank of

Balances

Foreign

Foreign

Treasury

Government

Advances

Total

Local

Bills

Bills

Local

Loans

Total

on Other

Assets

ASSETS

Documentary

Period

in

with

Mauritius

Total

with

Bills

Notes

Total¹

Bills

Securities

Bills

Recei-

Redis-

Invest-

and

Bank-like

Credits and

Hand

Bank of

Bills

Banks

Discounted

and

Dis-

vable

counted

ments

Advances

Institu-

Guarantees²

Mauritius

Abroad

Coins

counted

tions

1995

1,185.8

3,555.1

490.9

5,231.8

2,216.0

1,213.0

156.7

4,667.7

11,404.8

3,218.9

0.0

14,623.7

669.4

1,190.2

408.7

30,610.3

32,878.5

132.4

5,568.2

63,102.3

10,505.0

1996

1,566.4

2,500.8

2,237.4

6,304.6

2,080.2

1,298.3

192.3

4,736.9

11,209.8

2,911.8

98.0

14,219.6

623.2

1,484.4

394.7

31,965.3

34,467.6

163.1

6,614.0

66,505.8

10,550.7

1997

1,885.4

1,621.5

190.2

3,697.1

4,305.6

1,424.7

165.5

7,289.0

12,565.6

4,207.8

252.3

17,025.7

571.7

1,480.9

4,188.2

37,119.5

43,360.3

160.6

6,394.6

77,927.3

11,782.8

1998

2,225.8

1,674.0

0.0

3,899.8

4,418.5

1,379.2

222.6

8,947.3

9,084.6

4,000.7

233.2

13,318.5

634.4

1,413.2

8,708.9

45,064.1

55,820.5

424.6

7,889.6

90,300.4

12,691.7

Mar-96

886.2

4,344.4

1,373.6

6,604.1

2,172.6

1,038.2

115.8

4,452.1

13,234.8

2,988.4

89.4

16,312.5

621.2

1,011.4

366.3

30,475.6

32,474.6

179.4

5,565.4

65,588.2

10,257.2

Jun-96

832.1

5,573.5

1,141.6

7,547.2

1,878.2

1,263.3

66.9

4,408.7

10,685.0

2,936.8

0.2

13,622.0

655.2

1,164.0

365.8

29,869.6

32,054.6

138.5

5,846.3

63,617.3

10,665.1

Sep-96

1,043.0

3,027.5

2,024.5

6,095.0

2,075.7

1,087.7

96.5

4,496.3

11,404.2

3,070.4

107.5

14,582.2

608.3

1,389.2

370.0

30,890.8

33,258.3

143.3

5,970.6

64,545.7

11,250.7

Dec-96

1,566.4

2,500.8

2,237.4

6,304.6

2,080.2

1,298.3

192.3

4,736.9

11,209.8

2,911.8

98.0

14,219.6

623.2

1,484.4

394.7

31,965.3

34,467.6

163.1

6,614.0

66,505.8

10,550.7

Mar-97

1,289.7

3,198.7

2,373.7

6,862.2

2,380.0

1,114.0

108.8

4,744.3

11,701.6

3,056.6

96.4

14,854.6

571.3

1,281.1

618.6

32,931.1

35,402.1

158.0

5,815.6

67,836.8

10,444.7

Jun-97

1,167.6

4,243.1

1,486.6

6,897.3

2,350.2

1,070.4

72.6

4,666.5

12,494.7

3,056.6

141.9

15,693.3

633.4

1,193.1

871.7

34,509.4

37,207.6

153.6

6,242.1

70,860.3

11,059.9

Sep-97

1,171.6

2,602.8

376.7

4,151.1

3,298.2

1,087.7

96.3

5,709.8

12,649.3

4,444.8

175.7

17,269.7

630.2

1,280.5

2,886.3

34,838.7

39,635.8

143.0

6,329.5

73,239.0

11,566.7

Dec-97

1,885.4

1,621.5

190.2

3,697.1

4,305.6

1,424.7

165.5

7,289.0

12,565.6

4,207.8

252.3

17,025.7

571.7

1,480.9

4,188.2

37,119.5

43,360.3

160.6

6,394.6

77,927.3

11,782.8

Jan-98

1,658.4

1,959.9

190.2

3,808.4

4,681.8

1,169.6

126.0

7,467.0

13,025.0

3,922.6

248.1

17,195.7

506.3

1,496.8

4,205.4

37,888.3

44,096.7

167.2

6,250.9

78,985.9

11,887.0

Feb-98

1,577.6

2,238.9

0.0

3,816.5

5,374.5

1,136.7

135.2

8,140.9

13,261.9

3,612.1

282.9

17,156.9

535.3

1,437.7

4,543.1

37,680.4

44,196.6

183.6

6,454.5

79,949.1

11,778.8

Mar-98

1,461.0

1,694.5

0.0

3,155.5

5,161.2

1,058.2

106.8

7,863.9

13,639.5

3,879.3

277.2

17,796.0

589.9

1,453.9

5,415.1

37,774.9

45,233.8

186.4

6,833.5

81,069.2

11,978.9

Apr-98

1,482.6

2,617.5

0.0

4,100.1

3,956.2

917.7

107.4

6,645.0

12,852.1

3,835.3

262.0

16,949.4

642.0

1,436.2

6,312.1

38,529.0

46,919.2

690.7

6,543.6

81,848.1

12,088.8

May-98

1,391.2

2,711.9

0.0

4,103.0

4,165.9

1,078.4

102.6

7,032.8

12,554.8

3,835.3

316.0

16,706.1

652.9

1,434.9

6,435.8

38,931.8

47,455.4

861.7

6,591.5

82,750.5

11,860.4

Jun-98

1,384.0

2,535.6

0.0

3,919.6

4,108.6

1,192.3

88.4

7,113.3

11,367.7

3,835.3

153.3

15,356.3

677.6

1,509.5

7,033.9

40,012.7

49,233.7

844.0

6,725.8

83,192.8

12,405.3

Jul-98

1,330.9

2,762.2

0.0

4,093.2

2,738.7

1,180.0

120.9

5,763.2

10,386.3

3,980.1

169.0

14,535.4

694.4

1,487.0

7,232.8

40,747.2

50,161.4

540.4

7,243.2

82,336.7

12,369.7

Aug-98

1,425.2

2,609.6

0.0

4,034.7

2,704.1

1,071.1

143.5

5,633.6

10,089.1

3,980.1

182.0

14,251.2

663.4

1,521.2

7,308.4

41,655.6

51,148.6

382.8

7,151.5

82,602.4

12,344.2

Sep-98

1,455.8

2,424.6

0.0

3,880.5

3,657.8

953.7

98.2

6,529.0

10,493.2

3,879.8

183.4

14,556.4

651.3

1,552.4

7,562.4

42,145.3

51,911.5

334.3

7,340.8

84,552.4

12,591.5

Oct-98

1,449.1

3,235.9

0.0

4,685.1

3,420.8

916.0

98.1

6,293.6

9,032.3

4,043.7

245.0

13,321.0

662.3

1,474.2

8,021.5

43,245.5

53,403.6

411.9

7,372.2

85,487.4

12,939.5

Nov-98

1,864.8

2,391.7

0.0

4,256.4

3,499.7

1,241.5

133.4

6,690.0

8,830.8

4,043.7

237.2

13,111.7

651.1

1,502.5

8,347.9

43,921.4

54,423.0

489.7

7,577.6

86,548.3

13,250.9

Dec-98

2,225.8

1,674.0

0.0

3,899.8

4,418.5

1,379.2

222.6

8,947.3

9,084.6

4,000.7

233.2

13,318.5

634.4

1,413.2

8,708.9

45,064.1

55,820.5

424.6

7,889.6

90,300.4

12,691.7

Jan-99

1,785.6

2,833.6

0.0

4,619.2

5,355.6

1,175.1

149.3

9,624.3

8,597.3

4,000.7

309.9

12,907.9

631.3

1,319.3

9,053.8

45,120.4

56,124.8

438.4

7,737.4

91,452.1

12,799.9

Feb-99

1,701.6

2,798.3

0.0

4,500.0

5,513.3

1,054.6

157.5

9,913.1

8,400.2

4,022.1

307.3

12,729.6

632.0

1,319.3

9,182.3

45,347.4

56,481.0

1,409.9

7,833.5

92,867.1

13,115.4

1 Includes Foreign Securities and Loans to Nonresidents

2 For a breakdown, see Table 7.

Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.