Date Name  Author
WP/19/01 Towards Financial Inclusion: An Assessment for Suriname Nancy Fraser, Cherique MacDonald & Gavin Ooft
     
WP/18/04 Modelling and Forecasting Inflation for the Economy of Suriname Gavin Ooft
     
WP/18/03 A Monthly Economic Activity Index System for Suriname    Sailesh Bhaghoe
     
WP/18/02 The Impact of Value Added Tax on Economic Growth - Can Suriname draw a Lesson from Value Added Tax in the Caribbean? Albert W. Mungroo
     
WP/18/01 Financial Resource Curse:  the Role of Commodity Price Shocks in Suriname Jennilee Brunings, Xanegay Huur, Peggy Tjon Kie Sim-Balker
     
WP/17/01 Strategic Assets Allocation for the Saving and Stabilization Fund of Suriname (SSFS) D. Wondel
     
WP/16/03 Inflation and Economic Activity in Suriname Gavin Ooft
     
WP/16/02 The Impact of the Foreign Exchange Market and Exchange Rate Policy on the Trade Balance in Suriname 1971-2012 Janice Narain
     
WP/16/01 Determining a Debt Threshold for Suriname - Is there an Optimal Level? Peggy Tjon Kie Sim-Balker & Albert Mungroo
     
WP/14/04 Financial Development in Suriname and its Relationship with Economic Growth Nancy Ong-A-Kwie-Jurgens & Daniel Boamah
     
WP/14/02 Twin Deficits in Suriname: An Empirical Analysis Peggy Tjon Kie Sim-Balker Albert Mungroo, Natalie Piqué-Lont & Gavin Ooft
     
WP/14/01 Measuring the impact of Suriname’s Monetary Policy on the Business Cycle: 1970-2012 Nancy Ong a Kwie & Ansjela-Devi Bhagwandin
     
WP/13/04 Government Expenditure in Suriname: A stimulus or impediment to growth Albert Mungroo, Gavin Ooft & Peggy Tjon Kie Sim-Balker
     
WP/13/03 Human Capital Development & Economic Growth in Suriname Gavin Ooft & Karel Eckhorst
     
WP/13/02 The Feasibility of Open Market Operations in Suriname: The pass-through of the policy interest rate Nancy Ong a Kwie & Natalie Pique
     
WP/13/01 Towards an Inflation Targeting Framework for Suriname Nancy Fraser & Ansjela-Devi Bhagwandin
WP/12/04 The International Investment Position of Suriname Rosminie Warsosemito
     
WP/12/03 The money demand function in Suriname Sanjay Gaurisankar & Nancy Ong A Kwie-Jurgens
     
WP/12/02 Tourism and Agricultural intersectoral linkages in Suriname 1980-2010 Karel Eckhorst & Daniëlla Wondel
     
WP/12/01 Coping with Financial Dollarization in Suriname Rakesh Adhin
     
WP/11/01 Short-Run and Long-Run Relationship between Money and Prices: The Case of Suriname Sanjay Gaurisankar with Saira Jahangir-Abdoelrahman, Karel Eckhorst, Wendy Amatali-Sisal, Rosminie Warsosemito, Daniëlla Wondel

 

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

*) Preliminary figures

 

 

Weighted Average RatesApril 26 - 15:00h (Transfers)

Currency Buying Selling
USD 33.604 34.137
EUR 35.927 36.583
GBP 42.039 42.863
ANG 18.464 18.826
AWG 18.669 19.035
BRL 6.521 6.649
TTD 4.943 5.040
BBD 16.565 16.890
XCD 12.446 12.690
GYD PER 100 15.968 16.281
CNY 4.637 4.728

Weighted Average RatesApril 26 - 15:00h (Banknotes)

Currency Buying Selling
USD 32.698 33.067
EUR 33.930 34.522
GBP 40.905 41.715
ANG 17.966 18.322
AWG 18.166 18.525
BRL 6.346 6.471
TTD 4.810 4.905
BBD 16.119 16.438
XCD 12.110 12.350
GYD PER 100 15.537 15.845
CNY 4.512 4.602

Gold CertificatesApril 26

Coupon SRD
5 gram 25.448,41
10 gram 50.896,82
50 gram 254.484,10
100 gram 508.968,20
500 gram 2.544.841,00
1000 gram 5.089.681,99
Gold LBMA USD 2.318,70 /tr.oz.

Weighted Average Accepted
OMO Rate

Auction ID Auction Date Rate (%)
CBTD240424-1W 2024-04-24 34,6
CBTD240417-1W 2024-04-17 34,3
CBTD240411-1W 2024-04-11 34,0
CBTD240403-1W 2024-04-03 37,8

Standing Lending Facility Interest Rate

Auction ID Auction Date Rate (%)
CBTD240424-1W 2024-04-24 41,5
CBTD240417-1W 2024-04-17 41,2
CBTD240411-1W 2024-04-11 40,8
CBTD240403-1W 2024-04-03 45,4
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

*) Preliminary figures