Monetary Policy Committee: Key Rate Maintained at 4.5%

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) met on November 12. The decision was made to maintain the Key Rate at 4.5%. This rate had also been held steady at 4.5% last August under the leadership of former governor Dr. Rama Sithanen. In the first MPC meeting under the governance of Priscilla Muthoora Thakoor, the Key Rate, which has not changed since last May, remains unchanged.

The governor emphasized that the inflation rate forecast for Mauritius is 3.7% for 2025 and 3.6% for the following year. As a reminder, the overall inflation rate according to Statistics Mauritius is recorded at 3.5% in October 2025.