Money
Currency: Mauritian Rupee (MRs) = 100 cents. Notes are in denominations of MRs2000, 1000, 500, 200, 100, 50 and 25. Coins are in denominations of MRs10, 5 and 1, and 50, 20, 10, and 5 cents.
Currency exchange: Available in banks and at bureaux de change. A better rate of exchange can be obtained on travellers cheques than on cash.
Credit & debit cards: MasterCard, Visa, Diners Club and American Express are widely accepted. Check with your credit, or debit, card company for details of merchant acceptability and other services which may be available.
Travellers cheques: May be exchanged at banks, hotels and authorised dealers.
Currency restrictions: There are no limits on the import or export of local or foreign currency.
Exchange rate indicators
The following figures are included as a guide to the movements of the Mauritian Rupee against Sterling and the US Dollar:
| Date | May ’02 | Aug ’02 | Nov ’02 | Feb ’03 | | £1.00= | 44.08 | 45.29 | 46.73 | 43.79 | | $1.00= | 30.25 | 29.78 | 29.55 | 27.50 |
Banking hours: Mon-Thurs 0915-1530, Fri 0900-1700, Sat 0915-1115 (except for Bank of Mauritius). Some banks may open Mon-Fri 0900-1700.
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