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Mauritius
Bank of Mauritius (BoM) · Governor Rama Sithanen (since 2024) · Mauritian rupee (MUR)
- Policy rate
- 4.50%
- Inflation (y/y)
- 3.6%
- GDP growth
- 4.9%
- Nominal GDP
- $16bn
- MUR per USD
- 45.8
- FX YTD vs USD
- +0.3%
- FX reserves
- $8.5bn
- Next MPC
- 16 September 2026
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