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
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
Mar   0.5 5.7
Apr*   0.7 5.6

*) Preliminary figures

 

 

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

Currency Buying Selling
USD 37.790 38.092
EUR 43.828 45.201
GBP 51.781 52.796
XCG 20.764 21.171
AWG 20.994 21.406
BRL 6.802 6.936
TTD 5.570 5.679
BBD 18.629 18.994
XCD 13.996 14.271
GYD PER 100 17.957 18.309
CNY 5.270 5.373

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

Currency Buying Selling
USD 38.295 38.902
EUR 44.731 44.994
GBP 52.473 53.512
XCG 21.041 21.458
AWG 21.275 21.696
BRL 6.893 7.030
TTD 5.644 5.756
BBD 18.878 19.252
XCD 14.183 14.464
GYD PER 100 18.197 18.557
CNY 5.340 5.446

Gold CertificatesJune 26

Coupon SRD
5 gram 40.638,12
10 gram 81.276,24
50 gram 406.381,21
100 gram 812.762,42
500 gram 4.063.812,08
1000 gram 8.127.624,16
Gold LBMA USD 3.318,25 /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

    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
Mar   0.5 5.7
Apr*   0.7 5.6

*) Preliminary figures