Table 26 : 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)
Jan-99	15,188	6,004	252	21,444	20.4
Feb-99	15,368	5,816	493	21,677	20.6
Mar-99	16,038	6,039	493	22,570	21.5
Apr-99	15,366	6,177	492	22,035	21.0
May-99	15,082	6,332	491	21,905	20.8
Jun-99	15,315	6,772	488	22,575	21.5
Jul-99	14,957	6,621	499	22,077	21.0
Aug-99	14,986	6,145	502	21,633	20.6
Sep-99	15,696	6,526	508	22,730	21.6
Oct-99	16,274	6,188	508	22,970	21.9
Nov-99	17,751	6,181	504	24,436	23.3
Dec-99	18,425	7,120	506	26,051	24.8
Jan-00	18,913	6,596	502	26,011	24.8
Feb-00	18,555	6,628	497	25,680	24.4
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 1999, excluding the purchase of aircraft.