MPC: le Taux Directeur Maintenu à 4,65%

In a statement issued after their meeting, members of the MPC are concerned slowing local economic growth during the first quarter of 2014. " This is the worst performance in the last five years "is he said. But improvement is expected in the second half, from better economic conditions in the countries of our major partners.

The Bank of Mauritius has also revised down its growth forecast for 2014 to an oscillating between 3.4% and 3.6%. Meanwhile, the year inflation continued to decline from 4.5% in March to 3.3% in June.

The MPC expects to maintain this monetary policy until the end of this year, provided that inflation remains less than or equal to 4% and inflation yoy will be equal or less than 3.5%.

Some members wanted the interest rate is revised upwards by at least 25 basis points in the first meeting of 2015, following the submission of the next Budget.