ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt tɹˈeɪdɚz ɪstˈæblɪʃt mɔːɹˈɪʃəs kəmˈɜːʃəl bˈæŋk tə ɡˈɪv ðɛmsˈɛlvz ɐn ɔːltˈɜːnətˌɪv sˈoːɹs ʌv kɹˈɛdɪt æz ʌntˈɪl ɪts ɪstˈæblɪʃmənt ðə bˈæŋk ʌv mɔːɹˈɪʃəs hæd ɐ mənˈɑːpəli ɔnðɪ ˈaɪlənd.
In 1838 traders established Mauritius Commercial Bank to give themselves an alternative source of credit as until its establishment the Bank of Mauritius had a monopoly on the island.