Suriname: Selected Issues
April 25, 2005
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This Selected Issues paper describes the revenue instability and its consequences for Suriname. It explores some options for policy rules that could be considered in the case of Suriname. The paper analyzes inflation in Suriname from its historical and international perspectives, reviews the monetary policy instruments and the institutional framework, and describes the exchange rate regime and its main developments. The paper also analyzes the type of macroeconomic shocks and the domestic transmission mechanism for Suriname.
Subject: Agricultural commodities, Bank deposits, Commodities, Dollarization, Economic sectors, Financial services, Gold, Mining sector, Monetary policy, Real exchange rates
Keywords: ACP country, Africa, Agricultural commodities, Bank deposits, banking transaction, Caribbean, Central America, CR, Dollarization, EU market, exchange rate depreciation, foreign currency, foreign currency deposit, Gold, gold mining, gold mining operation, ISCR, Middle East, Mining sector, monetary policy response, revenue stabilization funds, rice, South America, Suriname, Western Hemisphere
Pages:
97
Volume:
2005
DOI:
Issue:
142
Series:
Country Report No. 2005/142
Stock No:
1SUREA2005001
ISBN:
9781451835267
ISSN:
1934-7685
