IMF Staff Country Reports

Suriname: 2018 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Suriname

Publication Date:

December 20, 2018

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

Suriname is recovering from the deep recession of 2015-16. Growth has turned positive, inflation has reduced to single digits, real interest rates have turned positive, and the external position has on balance strengthened. Nonetheless, the economy remains heavily dependent on the mineral sector, and faces fiscal, monetary, and banking sector vulnerabilities.

Series:

Country Report No. 2018/376

Subject:

Banking Exchange rates Fiscal policy Fiscal stance Foreign exchange Monetary base Money Public debt