Centrale Bank Press Release Fitch

The Central Bank of Suriname welcomes the recent upgrade in Suriname’s credit rating by the international rating company Fitch.

The rating company published its report on July 10, 2012 and upgraded the credit rating of Suriname's foreign and local currency ratings, and the country ceiling from B+ to BB-with a stable outlook, the second upgrade by Fitch in about a year.

Click here for CBvS Press Release re Fitch Rating of Suriname

Click here for the Fitch Suriname's Credit Analysis Report 2012

Exchange RatesSeptember 23rd and until further notice

Currency Buying Selling
USD 14,018 14,290
EUR 16,451 16,779
GBP 17,932 18,288
ANG 7,699 7,852
AWG 7,784 7,939
BRL 2,583 2,635
TTD 2,064 2,104
BBD 6,907 7,044
XCD 5,190 5,293
PER 100 GYD 6,657 6,790

Gold CertificatesSeptember 23rd and until further notice

Coupon SRD
5 gram 8.763,24
10 gram 17.526,48
50 gram 87.632,41
100 gram 175.264,82
500 gram 876.324,08
1000 gram 1752648,16
Gold LME: USD 1.907,40 /tr.oz.

Inflation

  Average End-of-period
2012 5.0 4.3
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 Month-to-month Year-to-year
Jan 0.7 4.2
Feb 2.5 7.0
Mar 9.9 17.6
Apr 7.8 26.0
May 4.8 31.5
Jun 3.3 35.2
Jul*) 2.5 38.3

*) Preliminary figures

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

 

Exchange RatesSeptember 23rd until further notice

Currency Buying Selling
USD 14,018 14,290
EUR 16,451 16,779
GBP 17,932 18,288
ANG 7,699 7,852
AWG 7,784 7,939
BRL 2,583 2,635
TTD 2,064 2,104
BBD 6,907 7,044
XCD 5,190 5,293
PER 100 GYD 6,657 6,790
CNY 2,068 2,109

Gold CertificatesSeptember 23rd until further notice

Coupon SRD
5 gram 8.763,24
10 gram 17.526,48
50 gram 87.632,41
100 gram 175.264,82
500 gram 876.324,08
1000 gram 1752648,16
Gold LME: USD 1.907,40 /tr.oz.

Inflation

  Average End-of-period
2012 5.0 4.3
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 Month-to-month Year-to-year
Jan 0.7 4.2
Feb 2.5 7.0
Mar 9.9 17.6
Apr 7.8 26.0
May 4.8 31.5
Jun 3.3 35.2
Jul*) 2.5 38.3

*) Preliminary figures

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

 

Balance sheet