Table 5: Bank of Mauritius Assets and Liabilities as at 31 May 2001
		May 2001		April 2001
		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		10,881,622,150		10,881,622,150
		10,914,622,150		10,914,622,150
Represented by:
ASSETS
External Assets:
Gold & Foreign Assets		9,326,854,171		9,778,628,571
Special Drawing Rights		603,051,774		599,920,355
Foreign Investments		11,446,451,713		11,299,453,462
Others		134,490		914,338
		21,376,492,148		21,678,916,726
Discounts & Advances		662,479,186		844,376,275
Government securities		2,217,748,664		1,794,316,448
Fixed Assets		222,483,863		214,211,595
Other Assets*		212,294,102		211,128,855
		24,691,497,963		24,742,949,899
Less:
LIABILITIES
Notes in Circulation		7,259,562,350		7,222,658,680
Coin in Circulation		321,542,086		324,275,584
		7,581,104,436		7,546,934,264
Demand Deposits:
Government		659,118,772		646,484,601
Commercial  Banks		2,967,841,738		3,194,150,867
Other Financial Institutions		38,347,509		24,072,089
Others		56,896,409		85,757,220
		3,722,204,428		3,950,464,777
Bank of Mauritius Instruments		163,775,900		166,429,900
Provisions & Other Liabilities		2,309,791,049		2,164,498,808
		13,776,875,813		13,828,327,749
		10,914,622,150		10,914,622,150
* Includes investments under section 12(j) of the Bank of Mauritius Act.