In 2013, the Bank issued Treasury Bills and Treasury Notes for nominal amounts of Rs33.3 billion and Rs12.3 billion, respectively. The Bank also issued 5-Year, 10-Year and 15-Year Government of Mauritius Bonds as well as 15-Year InflationIndexed Government of Mauritius Bonds for total nominal amounts of Rs6.9 billion, Rs3.3 billion, Rs2.6 billion and Rs1.0 billion, respectively.
Overall, in 2013 the Bank issued a net amount of Rs9.4 billion as Government securities. Click here to return to main document 38.1 Forex intervention. During 2013, banks and foreign exchange dealers made total purchases in foreign exchange of the equivalent of USD4.1 billion, compared with USD3.9 billion in 2012, an increase of nearly 5 per cent.