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 Total Balances Foreign Foreign Total1 Treasury Government Advances Total Local Bills Local Loans Total on Other Assets2 ASSETS Documentary
Period in with Mauritius with  Bills Notes  Bills Securities     Bills Recei- Invest- and   Bank-like     Credits and
  Hand Bank of Bills   Banks Discounted and           Dis- vable ments Advances   Institu-     Guarantees3
    Mauritius     Abroad   Coins           counted         tions    
                                           
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 37,677.4 43,918.2 160.6 5,836.7 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 45,896.5 56,652.9 424.6 7,057.2 90,300.4 12,691.7
1999 3,009.6 1,355.7 0.0 4,365.3 5,610.1 1,980.3 255.3 9,775.5 11,938.7 3,591.2 229.1 15,759.1 715.5 1,911.1 11,173.8 48,720.3 62,520.7 1,766.2 9,379.9 103,566.7 13,686.5
2000 2,506.2 2,523.7 0.0 5,029.9 5,471.4 2,742.6 281.6 11,159.4   11,967.0 3,034.3 0.0 15,001.3 815.6 1,716.3 11,896.4 56,141.5 70,569.8 1,817.1 11,321.3 114,898.8 14,068.5
                                         
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 37,677.4 43,918.2 160.6 5,836.7 77,927.3 11,782.8
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 38,522.2 45,981.1 186.4 6,086.2 81,069.2 11,978.9
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 40,720.1 49,941.1 844.0 6,018.4 83,192.8 12,405.3
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 42,956.6 52,722.8 334.3 6,529.5 84,552.4 12,591.5
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 45,896.5 56,652.9 424.6 7,057.2 90,300.4 12,691.7
Mar-99 1,751.7 2,779.5 0.0 4,531.2 6,812.3 936.7 131.0 9,626.8 8,784.1 3,925.8 379.4 13,089.3 655.1 1,402.8 9,557.7 46,216.8 57,832.3 1,177.4 6,919.6 93,176.7 12,996.4
Jun-99 2,000.2 3,447.8 0.0 5,448.0 6,553.5 1,179.7 91.5 9,685.3 7,959.1 3,883.0 82.9 11,925.0 648.7 1,485.2 10,024.1 47,948.2 60,106.3 1,511.5 8,507.4 97,183.3 13,414.1
Jul-99 1,615.5 2,407.5 0.0 4,022.9 6,431.1 1,124.8 163.1 9,612.7 8,392.2 3,883.0 135.3 12,410.4 624.3 1,554.2 10,435.8 48,413.5 61,027.8 1,415.3 8,318.9 96,808.0 13,468.3
Aug-99 1,840.6 2,882.5 0.0 4,723.1 6,146.7 1,003.3 149.9 9,193.8 8,382.6 3,883.0 135.9 12,401.4 628.6 1,641.8 10,379.0 49,025.3 61,674.7 1,633.3 8,161.8 97,788.1 13,348.7
Sep-99 2,348.8 3,141.4 0.0 5,490.2 6,364.9 1,036.2 144.7 9,441.3 9,266.2 3,883.0 140.1 13,289.3 631.9 1,609.1 10,605.3 49,049.6 61,895.9 1,901.1 8,406.3 100,424.1 14,146.3
Oct-99 2,111.1 2,153.8 0.0 4,264.9 5,917.7 1,165.1 141.3 9,190.0 9,950.9 3,883.0 231.2 14,065.1 652.5 1,645.7 10,830.7 49,194.8 62,323.7 1,612.9 8,555.3 100,011.9 14,212.7
Nov-99 2,581.7 2,114.5 0.0 4,696.2 5,535.3 1,335.2 170.1 8,925.4 11,199.8 3,621.4 230.6 15,051.9 663.0 1,749.6 11,004.3 49,384.8 62,801.7 1,549.1 8,614.6 101,638.9 15,095.5
Dec-99 3,009.6 1,355.7 0.0 4,365.3 5,610.1 1,980.3 255.3 9,775.5 11,938.7 3,591.2 229.1 15,759.1 715.5 1,911.1 11,173.8 48,720.3 62,520.7 1,766.2 9,379.9 103,566.7 13,686.5                
Jan-00 1,817.6 3,602.6 0.0 5,420.2 5,472.5 1,662.5 244.5 9,290.8 11,886.5 3,591.2 229.9 15,707.6 723.3 1,740.2 11,432.6 49,765.3 63,661.4 2,063.1 8,730.7 104,873.8 13,443.7
Feb-00 1,737.6 2,750.7 0.0 4,488.3 5,623.7 1,658.9 138.5 9,302.2 12,339.7 4 3,591.2 307.3 16,238.2 701.9 1,698.0 11,537.7 49,710.2 63,647.8 2,076.4 8,606.3 104,359.2 13,186.3
Mar-00 1,631.2 3,412.9 0.0 5,044.1 5,325.9 1,498.0 149.9 9,260.3   12,335.7 3,591.2 311.6 16,238.5 748.1 1,673.0 11,693.6 49,974.7 64,136.6 4 2,114.1 8,672.1 105,465.7 13,902.3
Apr-00 1,559.1 3,217.2 0.0 4,776.3 4,825.2 1,427.9 111.2 8,491.6   12,347.9 3,584.0 305.3 16,237.2 762.1 1,616.9 11,895.0 50,734.0 65,107.0 4 1,702.9 8,782.6 105,097.6 14,503.9
May-00 1,727.5 2,977.4 0.0 4,704.9 5,040.4 2,236.6 112.3 9,766.9   12,539.5 3,417.3 373.3 16,330.1 762.9 1,513.2 11,887.5 51,383.1 65,667.9 4 1,965.7 9,083.1 107,518.8 14,808.0
Jun-00 1,557.3 3,024.2 0.0 4,581.5 5,334.5 2,403.8 101.0 10,294.1   12,705.7 3,421.7 0.8 16,128.2 768.6 1,288.5 11,903.4 53,184.7 67,271.4 4 2,353.9 9,236.4 109,865.6 14,930.5
Jul-00 1,619.1 3,314.7 0.0 4,933.8 4,775.6 2,057.3 154.5 9,426.3   11,989.2 3,374.9 5.3 15,369.4 725.1 1,245.9 11,965.4 54,460.9 68,434.8 4 1,772.0 8,814.9 108,751.1 13,894.7
Aug-00 1,851.2 2,887.7 0.0 4,739.0 5,080.1 1,855.1 149.6 9,501.9   12,073.1 3,234.8 4.0 15,312.0 714.0 1,441.2 11,948.7 54,958.8 69,076.7 4 1,583.1 9,223.8 109,436.4 14,839.7
Sep-00 1,729.3 3,164.8 0.0 4,894.1 5,494.3 2,241.3 108.3 10,295.9   12,293.3 3,234.8 0.0 15,528.1 732.1 1,530.6 11,944.9 55,115.1 69,322.7 1,828.0 9,222.8 111,091.6 15,103.8
Oct-00 1,811.0 2,829.8 0.0 4,640.8 5,657.4 2,456.2 129.8 10,773.6   12,045.2 3,033.6 0.0 15,078.8 760.3 1,560.7 11,914.9 55,187.5 69,423.4 2,176.3 9,079.7 111,172.6 14,960.7
Nov-00 2,059.1 3,147.2 0.0 5,206.3 5,117.2 2,619.4 157.0 10,530.5   12,234.7 3,033.6 0.1 15,268.4 785.9 1,572.7 11,866.1 55,841.4 70,066.0 2,938.6 9,257.3 113,267.2 14,728.6
Dec-00 2,506.2 2,523.7 0.0 5,029.9 5,471.4 2,742.6 281.6 11,159.4   11,967.0 3,034.3 0.0 15,001.3 815.6 1,716.3 11,896.4 56,141.5 70,569.8 1,817.1 11,321.3 114,898.8 14,068.5
Jan-01 2,141.6 3,372.5 0.0 5,514.0 5,160.5 2,230.3 248.2 10,293.8   12,773.2 2,504.7 53.4 15,331.3 762.1 1,737.8 11,879.7 57,022.8 71,402.4 1,793.4 10,193.0 114,528.0 13,274.0
Feb-01 1,954.6 3,028.5 0.0 4,983.1 6,105.9 2,193.1 198.2 11,013.0   12,751.8 2,513.7 163.4 15,428.9 763.1 1,724.4 11,820.6 57,782.2 72,090.2 1,811.4 10,152.2 115,478.9 13,486.3
                                           
1 Includes foreign securities and loans to nonresidents. 2 Include interbank loans. 3 For a breakdown, see Table 7. 4 Includes Bills discounted contra.
Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.