We hope there will be a good response – last year there were 23 participants, we hope that this year there will be still more. My Second Deputy Governor mentioned earlier about business sentiment. It is good to point out that there have been very positive feedbacks from the Business Sentiment Surveys conducted by the Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
As a result, the country’s gross international reserves (GIR) as of endJuly 2017 remains at more than $ billion, equivalent to nearly nine (9) months’ worth of imports of goods and services. Need for vigilance While the economic backdrop is favorable, the BSP remains vigilant given global and domestic challenges.