Dans un communiqué émis ce mercredi, la Banque de Maurice (BoM) a indiqué être, ce jour, intervenu à hauteur de USD 200 M (Rs 8,6 Mds) sur le Domestic Foreign Exchange Market. Ce qui représente “the largest ever single intervention the Bank has made on the market so far in its history”, est-il ajouté.
“The Bank has today sold to banks at the market-determined rate of Rs 42.95 per USD, as compared to Rs 43.15 per USD at its previous intervention of Friday 8 April 2022, thus representing a continuous appreciation of the rupee”, indique le communiqué.
Depuis début 2022, poursuit le communiqué, la Banque centrale est intervenue sur ce marché pour un montant total de USD 401 M (Rs 17.4 Mds).
“It has to be pointed out that the economic conditions which resulted in a depreciation of the rupee since the beginning of the pandemic have largely faded away. As the economic prospects improve, the Bank expects demand and supply conditions on the foreign exchange market to further improve, thus reversing the depreciation trend”, espère la BoM qui se dit “ready to sell additional foreign exchange as and when required”.