Suriname and the IMF Reach Staff-Level Agreement on the Second Review of the Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility 

 

May 18, 2023 

 

  • The IMF staff team and Surinamese authorities reached a staff-level agreement on the second review of the authorities’ economic recovery program supported by the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). The review is subject to approval by the IMF’s Executive Board.
  • Suriname’s economy continues its slow post-pandemic recovery, but the shock of higher commodity and food prices in the second half of 2022 on the Suriname’s import-dependent economy compounded significant pre-existing policy challenges and eroded performance under the program. The economic environment remains fragile, with rapid exchange rate depreciation and high inflation imposing a heavy burden on the society.
  • The Surinamese authorities have made concerted efforts to bring the program back on track. The government’s near-term priority is to implement a prudent fiscal policy that is consistent with stabilizing the economy while protecting vulnerable households and supporting growth-enhancing investment.

 

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AWG 7,784 7,939
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Coupon SRD
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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

*) Preliminary figures

 

 

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Geldsoort Aankoop Verkoop
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EUR 41,766 42,042
GBP 48,906 49,865
XCG 20,126 20,520
AWG 20,349 20,748
BRL 6,526 6,653
TTD 5,413 5,519
BBD 18,057 18,410
XCD 13,566 13,832
GYD PER 100 17,405 17,746
CNY 5,041 5,140

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Geldsoort Aankoop Verkoop
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EUR 40,570 40,725
GBP 48,611 49,573
XCG 20,004 20,400
AWG 20,227 20,627
BRL 6,486 6,615
TTD 5,380 5,487
BBD 17,948 18,303
XCD 13,484 13,751
GYD PER 100 17,300 17,643
CNY 5,011 5,110

GoudcertificatenApril 30

Coupure SRD
5 gram 38.988,83
10 gram 77.977,65
50 gram 389.888,26
100 gram 779.776,52
500 gram 3.898.882,59
1000 gram 7.797.765,18
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Gewogen gemiddelde toegewezen OMO rente

Veiling ID Veiling Datum Rente (%)
CBTD250430-1W 2025-04-30 7,7
CBTD250423-1W 2025-04-23 7,7
CBTD250416-1W 2025-04-16 7,1
CBTD250409-1W 2025-04-09 7,4

Rente Beleningsfaciliteit

Veiling ID Veiling Datum Rente (%)
CBTD250430-1W 2025-04-30 9,2
CBTD250423-1W 2025-04-23 9,2
CBTD250416-1W 2025-04-16 8,5
CBTD250409-1W 2025-04-09 8,9
Weekbalans

Inflatie

    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

*) Preliminary figures