With regard to FATF-RECOMMENDATION 19 (HIGHER-RISK COUNTRIES) Central Bank of Suriname is drawing attention to apply enhanced due diligence measures by financial institutions in mitigating risks. Countermeasures that could be undertaken by countries include the following, and any other measures that have a similar effect in mitigating risks:

  • requiring financial institutions to apply specific elements of enhanced due diligence;
  • introducing enhanced relevant reporting mechanisms or systematic reporting of financial transactions;
  • refusing the establishment of subsidiaries or branches or representative offices of financial institutions from the country concerned, or otherwise taking into account the fact that the relevant financial institution is from a country that does not have adequate AML/CFT systems;
  • prohibiting financial institutions from establishing branches or representative offices in the country concerned, or otherwise taking into account the fact that the relevant branch or representative office would be in a country that does not have adequate AML/CFT systems;
  • limiting business relationships or financial transactions with the identified country or persons in that country;
  • prohibiting financial institutions from relying on third parties located in the country concerned to conduct elements of the CDD process;
  • requiring financial institutions to review and amend, or if necessary terminate, correspondent relationships with financial institutions in the country concerned;
  • requiring increased supervisory examination and/or external audit requirements for branches and subsidiaries of financial institutions based in the country concerned;
  • requiring increased external audit requirements for financial groups with respect to any of their branches and subsidiaries located in the country concerned.

 

Follow the links for an overview of the High Risk Jurisdictions and other controlled jurisdictions:

High-risk and other monitored jurisdictions

  

Other relevant links:

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
2013   1.9 0.6
2014   3.4 3.9
2015   6.9 25.1
2016   55.5 52.4
2017   22.0  9.2 
2018   6.8# 5.4 
2019   4.4#  4.2 
2020   34.9 60.8
2021   59.1  60.7 
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

*) Preliminary figures

# 10-months inflation (Computations without data for May and June)

 

Weighted Average RatesSeptember 28 - 12:30h (Transfers)

Currency Buying Selling
USD 38.280 38.413
EUR 39.752 40.653
GBP 46.730 47.646
ANG 21.033 21.445
AWG 21.267 21.683
BRL 7.595 7.744
TTD 5.664 5.775
BBD 18.870 19.240
XCD 14.178 14.456
PER 100 GYD 18.190 18.546
CNY 5.240 5.343

Weighted Average RatesSeptember 28 - 12:30h (Banknotes)

Currency Buying Selling
USD 37.446 37.818
EUR 38.483 39.179
GBP 45.712 46.617
ANG 20.575 20.982
AWG 20.803 21.215
BRL 7.430 7.577
TTD 5.541 5.651
BBD 18.459 18.825
XCD 13.869 14.143
PER 100 GYD 17.793 18.146
CNY 5.126 5.228

Gold CertificatesSeptember 28

Coupon SRD
5 gram 23.308,26
10 gram 46.616,53
50 gram 233.082,63
100 gram 466.165,25
500 gram 2.330.826,27
1000 gram 4.661.652,54
Gold LBMA USD 1.887,30 /tr.oz.

Weighted Average Accepted
OMO Rate

Auction ID Auction Date Rate (%)
CBTD230927-1W 2023-09-27 38,2
CBTD230920-1W 2023-09-20 38,5
CBTD230913-1W 2023-09-13 38,5
CBTD230906-1W 2023-09-06 39,5

Standing Lending Facility Interest Rate

Auction ID Auction Date Rate (%)
CBTD230927-1W 2023-09-27 45,8
CBTD230920-1W 2023-09-20 46,2
CBTD230913-1W 2023-09-13 46,2
CBTD230906-1W 2023-09-06 47,4
Balance sheet

Inflation

    Average End-of-period
2013   1.9 0.6
2014   3.4 3.9
2015   6.9 25.1
2016   55.5 52.4
2017   22.0  9.2 
2018   6.8# 5.4 
2019   4.4#  4.2 
2020   34.9 60.8
2021   59.1  60.7 
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

*) Preliminary figures

# 10-months inflation (Computations without data for May and June)