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)
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
Mar-00	18,214	6,537	500	25,251	24.0
Apr-00	17,728	6,226	491	24,445	23.3
May-00	17,222	6,499	495	24,216	23.0
Jun-00	17,455	7,254	505	25,214	24.0
Jul-00	17,067	6,554	498	24,119	23.0
Aug-00	16,926	5,964	499	23,388	22.3
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.