On July 16, 2020, the meeting of the "Experts Group on Financial Inclusion Policy" (EGFIP) of the Latin America and the Caribbean Initiative (FILAC) took place through a virtual meeting. This meeting was supposed to be held physically in Suriname, but because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it took place virtually.

FILAC is the platform for institutions that are members of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) to share and support their policies and regulatory frameworks related to financial inclusion development. The topics discussed during this meeting are: MSMEs, Gender and Digital Financial Services.

Mr. Norbert Mumba, Deputy Executive Director of AFI made the opening statement on behalf of AFI. In his opening speech, he emphasized the importance of digital financial services during the COVID-19 pandemic that the world is now in, especially for vulnerable groups such as Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and women.

Mr. William Orie, Deputy Governor for Monetary and Economic Affairs, delivered the opening speech on behalf of the Governor of the Central Bank of Suriname. Mr. Orie indicated, among other things, that Suriname was also affected by the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Digital financial services have also become indispensable for Suriname, in particular for making financial products and services available to the community, in particular residents in remote areas. The Central Bank of Suriname has already taken various steps to improve this and further stimulate it. Cherida Pollack-Hoogvliets of the International Relations Department also shared a PowerPoint presentation on the topic “Suriname's Journey on Financial Inclusion”.

Furthermore, during the meeting, the various Central Banks in the region provided an update on their COVID-19 crisis responses and policy solutions for MSMEs, among others, with a specific focus on digital financial services, SME financing and gender inclusive financing.

On July 17, AFI will provide a Public Private Development Training in collaboration with MasterCard. The aim of this training is to share insights on how to promote digital financial inclusion of MSMEs through technology, education and partnerships.

 

Photo 1 and 2: Deputy Governor, William Orie during the opening speech.

 

Photo 3: Cherida Pollack-Hoogvliet (left) and Vanessa D'Costa-Chehin (right) of the International Relations Department participated as well.

Exchange RatesMarch 09th and until further notice

Currency Buying Selling
USD 14,018 14,290
EUR 16,628 16,959
GBP 19,396 19,782
ANG 7,699 7,852
AWG 7,784 7,939
BRL 2,438 2,485
TTD 2,063 2,103
BBD 6,907 7,044
XCD 5,190 5,293
PER 100 GYD 6,657 6,790

Gold CertificatesMarch 09th and until further notice

Coupon SRD
5 gram 7.814,97
10 gram 15.629,94
50 gram 78.149,69
100 gram 156.299,39
500 gram 781.496,94
1000 gram 1562993,88
Gold LME: USD 1.701,00 /tr.oz.

Inflation

    Average End-of-period
2022   52.4 54.6
       
2023   Month-to-month Year-to-year
Jan   3.7 55.6
Feb   3.2 57.9
Mar   3.2 59.6
Apr   5.7 65.4
May   2.4 65.0
Jun   2.3 54.6
Jul   3.0 56.6
Aug   2.0 53.5
Sep   1.5 50.8
Oct   1.0 42.9
Nov   0.6 38.7
Dec   0.1 32.6
       
2024   Month-to-month Year-to-year
Jan   0.9 29.0
Feb   0.4 25.4
Mar   4.4 26.8
Apr   0.7 20.9
May   0.5 18.6
Jun   0.2 16.2
Jul   0.1 13.0
Aug   0.3 11.1
Sep   0.9 10.5
Oct   0.6 10.1
Nov   0.2 9.6
Dec   0.5 10.1
       
2025   Month-to-month Year-to-year
Jan   0.6 9.9
Feb   0.4 9.9
Mar*)   0.5 5.8

*) Preliminary figures

 

 

Weighted Average RatesMay 15 - 15:00h (Transfers)

Currency Buying Selling
USD 36.168 36.425
EUR 40.324 41.286
GBP 48.022 48.963
XCG 19.873 20.262
AWG 20.093 20.487
BRL 6.426 6.552
TTD 5.338 5.442
BBD 17.829 18.179
XCD 13.396 13.658
GYD PER 100 17.186 17.523
CNY 5.015 5.114

Weighted Average RatesMay 15 - 15:00h (Banknotes)

Currency Buying Selling
USD 36.559 36.996
EUR 39.610 40.214
GBP 48.541 49.502
XCG 20.087 20.485
AWG 20.311 20.713
BRL 6.495 6.624
TTD 5.395 5.502
BBD 18.022 18.379
XCD 13.540 13.808
GYD PER 100 17.372 17.716
CNY 5.070 5.170

Gold CertificatesMay 15

Coupon SRD
5 gram 37.380,61
10 gram 74.761,22
50 gram 373.806,09
100 gram 747.612,19
500 gram 3.738.060,95
1000 gram 7.476.121,90
Gold LBMA USD 3.191,95 /tr.oz.

Weighted Average Accepted
OMO Rate

Auction ID Auction Date Rate (%)
CBTD250514-1W 2025-05-14 6,0
CBTD250507-1W 2025-05-07 6,6
CBTD250430-1W 2025-04-30 7,7
CBTD250423-1W 2025-04-23 7,7

Standing Lending Facility Interest Rate

Auction ID Auction Date Rate (%)
CBTD250514-1W 2025-05-14 7,2
CBTD250507-1W 2025-05-07 7,9
CBTD250430-1W 2025-04-30 9,2
CBTD250423-1W 2025-04-23 9,2
Balance sheet

Inflation

    Average End-of-period
2022   52.4 54.6
       
2023   Month-to-month Year-to-year
Jan   3.7 55.6
Feb   3.2 57.9
Mar   3.2 59.6
Apr   5.7 65.4
May   2.4 65.0
Jun   2.3 54.6
Jul   3.0 56.6
Aug   2.0 53.5
Sep   1.5 50.8
Oct   1.0 42.9
Nov   0.6 38.7
Dec   0.1 32.6
       
2024   Month-to-month Year-to-year
Jan   0.9 29.0
Feb   0.4 25.4
Mar   4.4 26.8
Apr   0.7 20.9
May   0.5 18.6
Jun   0.2 16.2
Jul   0.1 13.0
Aug   0.3 11.1
Sep   0.9 10.5
Oct   0.6 10.1
Nov   0.2 9.6
Dec   0.5 10.1
       
2025   Month-to-month Year-to-year
Jan   0.6 9.9
Feb   0.4 9.9
Mar*)   0.5 5.8

*) Preliminary figures