The Bank of Mauritius published the country’s gross official international reserves for end-April 2026 at Rs463.1 billion, equivalent to USD9,810.5 million, and introduced an additional import cover measure that includes Global Business Companies services imports. Reserve coverage will now be presented on two bases: one including GBC services imports to align with balance of payments statistics, and one excluding them to reflect the foreign exchange financing needs of the domestic economy. Since September 2025, balance of payments statistics have incorporated GBC services exports and imports from 2018 onward. The Bank has extended the new import cover series back to 2018 and will publish both indicators going forward. Based on imports of goods and services for calendar year 2025, reserves at end-April 2026 represented 13.6 months of imports excluding GBC services imports and 10.0 months of imports including them.
Bank of Mauritius 2026-05-07
Bank of Mauritius reports Rs463.1 billion reserves and introduces dual import cover reporting including GBC services
The Bank of Mauritius reported gross official international reserves of MUR 463.1 billion (USD 9,810.5 million) at end-April 2026 and introduced a revised import cover measure that includes Global Business Companies (GBC) services imports alongside the existing measure excluding them. The new series, aligned with balance of payments statistics and extended back to 2018, shows reserves at end-April 2026 covering 13.6 months of imports excluding GBC services imports and 10.0 months including them.