From March 22nd till 24th the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance were present at the second edition of Suriname’s Business Fair.

The Central Bank aims for a more accessible image towards the public and strives to educate society on several macro economic and financial issues. The Business Fair provided an excellent stage to inform the business population of Suriname on the recent activities of the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance relating to the business environment.

The topics that were presented into detail were:

  1. The Sovereign Wealth Fund
  2. Sovereign Bonds
  3. Credits for Small and Medium Enterprises


Moreover a senior advisor to the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance was the first keynote speaker at the Business Forum side event. In a presentation called “macro economic stability and investments” the audience was given an overview of the macro economic situation, the upcoming reforms and the incentives to improve the investment climate for entrepreneurs. In an interactive session after the presentation an expert panel of both the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance answered questions from the audience.

Click here for the presentation



At the booth of the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance visitors could ask about the three main topics and collect an information package. Employees of both institutes were present to answer all economy or finance related questions. The set up was friendly with as a central message “you could ask me all about it”.

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

 Period   Average End-of-period
2020   34.9 60.8
2021   59.1 60.7
2022   52.4 54.6
2023   51.6 32.6
2024   16.2 10.1
       
2025   Month-to-month Year-to-year
Jan   0.6 9.9
Feb   0.4 9.9
Mar   0.5 5.7
Apr   0.7 5.7
May*)   0.8 6.0

*) Preliminary figures

 

 

Weighted Average RatesJune 27 - 15:00h (Transfers)

Currency Buying Selling
USD 37.508 37.696
EUR 44.065 45.292
GBP 51.471 52.480
XCG 20.609 21.013
AWG 20.838 21.246
BRL 6.847 6.981
TTD 5.548 5.656
BBD 18.490 18.852
XCD 13.892 14.164
GYD PER 100 17.823 18.172
CNY 5.230 5.332

Weighted Average RatesJune 27 - 15:00h (Banknotes)

Currency Buying Selling
USD 38.321 38.829
EUR 44.545 44.985
GBP 52.586 53.628
XCG 21.055 21.472
AWG 21.289 21.711
BRL 6.995 7.133
TTD 5.668 5.780
BBD 18.891 19.265
XCD 14.193 14.474
GYD PER 100 18.209 18.570
CNY 5.343 5.449

Gold CertificatesJune 27

Coupon SRD
5 gram 40.221,11
10 gram 80.442,21
50 gram 402.211,05
100 gram 804.422,11
500 gram 4.022.110,54
1000 gram 8.044.221,08
Gold LBMA USD 3.318,70 /tr.oz.

Weighted Average Accepted
OMO Rate

Auction ID Auction Date Rate (%)
CBTD250625-1W 2025-06-25 5,9
CBTD250618-1W 2025-06-18 5,8
CBTD250611-1W 2025-06-11 10,2
CBTD250604-1W 2025-06-04 4,5

Standing Lending Facility Interest Rate

Auction ID Auction Date Rate (%)
CBTD250625-1W 2025-06-25 7,1
CBTD250618-1W 2025-06-18 7,0
CBTD250611-1W 2025-06-11 12,2
CBTD250604-1W 2025-06-04 5,4
Balance sheet

Inflation

 Period   Average End-of-period
2020   34.9 60.8
2021   59.1 60.7
2022   52.4 54.6
2023   51.6 32.6
2024   16.2 10.1
       
2025   Month-to-month Year-to-year
Jan   0.6 9.9
Feb   0.4 9.9
Mar   0.5 5.7
Apr   0.7 5.7
May*)   0.8 6.0

*) Preliminary figures