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

    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

*) Preliminary figures

 

 

Weighted Average RatesMay 02 - 15:00h (Transfers)

Currency Buying Selling
USD 36.559 36.920
EUR 41.493 41.652
GBP 48.598 49.551
XCG 20.087 20.481
AWG 20.311 20.709
BRL 6.453 6.579
TTD 5.399 5.504
BBD 18.022 18.375
XCD 13.540 13.806
GYD PER 100 17.372 17.712
CNY 5.028 5.126

Weighted Average RatesMay 02 - 15:00h (Banknotes)

Currency Buying Selling
USD 36.493 37.015
EUR 40.576 40.839
GBP 48.511 49.471
XCG 20.051 20.448
AWG 20.274 20.675
BRL 6.441 6.569
TTD 5.389 5.496
BBD 17.990 18.346
XCD 13.516 13.784
GYD PER 100 17.340 17.684
CNY 5.019 5.118

Gold CertificatesMay 02

Coupon SRD
5 gram 38.159,23
10 gram 76.318,47
50 gram 381.592,33
100 gram 763.184,66
500 gram 3.815.923,29
1000 gram 7.631.846,58
Gold LBMA USD 3.214,75 /tr.oz.

Weighted Average Accepted
OMO Rate

Auction ID Auction Date Rate (%)
CBTD250430-1W 2025-04-30 7,7
CBTD250423-1W 2025-04-23 7,7
CBTD250416-1W 2025-04-16 7,1
CBTD250409-1W 2025-04-09 7,4

Standing Lending Facility Interest Rate

Auction ID Auction Date Rate (%)
CBTD250430-1W 2025-04-30 9,2
CBTD250423-1W 2025-04-23 9,2
CBTD250416-1W 2025-04-16 8,5
CBTD250409-1W 2025-04-09 8,9
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

*) Preliminary figures