Supervision Act Money Transaction Offices 2012

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Banking Supervision Act-November 2011 (unofficial translation)

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Capital Market Act 2014

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Central Bank Act 2022

This Bank Act regards the Unofficial Translation  
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Legal Framework governing Suriname’s financial sector

There are five main laws governing Suriname’s financial sector: (1) the Bank Act 1956, (2) the Banking and Credit System Supervision Act 2011, (3) the Pension and Provident Fund Act 2005, (4) the Banking and Credit System Supervision Act 1968 (for insurance companies), and (5) the Foreign Exchange Houses and Money Transfer Companies Act 2012.

  1. Laws and regulations on the supervision of the financial system
  2. Progress in implementing a Deposit Insurance System in Suriname (DIS)
  3. Creating a Credit Bureau in Suriname

Subcategories

Regulations

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

*) Preliminary figures

 

 

Weighted Average RatesDecember 04 - 10:00h (Transfers)

Currency Buying Selling
USD 35.060 35.750
EUR 36.934 37.162
GBP 44.338 45.207
ANG 19.264 19.641
AWG 19.478 19.860
BRL 5.775 5.888
TTD 5.167 5.268
BBD 17.283 17.622
XCD 12.985 13.240
GYD PER 100 16.660 16.986
CNY 4.812 4.906

Weighted Average RatesDecember 04 - 10:00h (Banknotes)

Currency Buying Selling
USD 34.287 34.850
EUR 35.454 35.643
GBP 43.360 44.219
ANG 18.839 19.212
AWG 19.048 19.425
BRL 5.648 5.759
TTD 5.053 5.153
BBD 16.902 17.237
XCD 12.699 12.950
GYD PER 100 16.292 16.615
CNY 4.706 4.799

Gold CertificatesDecember 04

Coupon SRD
5 gram 30.351,32
10 gram 60.702,65
50 gram 303.513,23
100 gram 607.026,46
500 gram 3.035.132,30
1000 gram 6.070.264,60
Gold LBMA USD 2.640,65 /tr.oz.

Weighted Average Accepted
OMO Rate

Auction ID Auction Date Rate (%)
CBTD241127-1W 2024-11-27 14,1
CBTD241120-1W 2024-11-20 12,2
CBTD241113-1W 2024-11-13 12,0
CBTD241106-1W 2024-11-06 12,3

Standing Lending Facility Interest Rate

Auction ID Auction Date Rate (%)
CBTD241127-1W 2024-11-27 16,9
CBTD241120-1W 2024-11-20 14,6
CBTD241113-1W 2024-11-13 14,4
CBTD241106-1W 2024-11-06 14,8
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

*) Preliminary figures