## Mauritius: Financial System Stability Assessment-Update

_IMF Staff Country Reports, December 23, 2008_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: December 23, 2008
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451827880.002

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### Executive summary
- The Mauritian financial system has been resilient to recent economic shocks.
- Banks have adequate capital buffers against a range of shocks to their credit portfolios and liquidity positions.
- Infrastructural reforms have improved the business environment.
- Several areas require high-priority further steps: insolvency rules, monetary policy, and debt management.
- Advanced risk assessment methods, including stress testing, would be a valuable addition to supervisors’ planning tools and capacity.

### Key findings
- Resilience: The financial system demonstrated resilience to recent economic shocks.
- Bank capitalization and liquidity: Banks have adequate capital buffers against a range of shocks to their credit portfolios and liquidity positions.
- Infrastructure and business environment: Reforms to infrastructure have improved the business environment.
- Supervisory capacity and tools: Advanced risk assessment methods, including stress testing, are recommended to strengthen supervisors’ planning tools and capacity.

### Policy recommendations and priorities
- Give high priority to reforms in:
  - Insolvency rules.
  - Monetary policy.
  - Debt management.
- Enhance supervisory toolkits by adopting advanced risk assessment methods, including stress testing.

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_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2016/12/31/mauritius-financial-system-stability-assessment-update-22549_