China, Mauritius sign currency swap agreement

BEIJING, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank, has signed a bilateral currency swap agreement with the Bank of Mauritius, the PBOC said on Wednesday.

The total value of the agreement is 2 billion yuan (about 281.1 million U.S. dollars), or 13 billion Mauritian rupees, the PBOC said in a statement on its website.

The agreement is valid for three years and can be