Foreign exchange market: the BoM sold for 10 million dollars

1 year, 9 months ago - August 02, 2023

After nearly three months, the Bank of Mauritius intervened in the currency market yesterday. It has indeed sold $10 million at Rs 45.20.

The last intervention of the Central Bank dates back to May 4th. It had sold $10 million.

There have been six interventions since the beginning of the year and each time the Bank of Mauritius has sold $10 million.

Text by Topfm

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