## Suriname: Toward Stability and Growth

_Departmental Papers, March 3, 2009_

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## Bibliographic details
- Authors: Masahiro Nozaki, Tobias Roy, Pawel Dyczewski, Bernhard Fritz-Krockow, Fanny M Torres Gavela, Gamal Z El-Masry, Rafael A Portillo
- Published: March 3, 2009
- Series: Departmental Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781589068087.087

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### Summary and central findings
- The paper analyzes the economic growth and stability in Suriname.
- In recent years, the outlook has turned substantively more positive.
- The favorable external environment and the stability-oriented policies of the Venetian administration have boosted confidence in the economy, leading to increased investment, domestic economic activity, and employment.
- The recent boom in commodity prices has helped boost growth.
- Increased gold production and investment in the mineral industry are projected to support continued growth in the coming years.

### Thematic coverage and keywords
- Subject areas: Bank deposits, Banking, Commodities, Currencies, Exchange rates, Financial services, Foreign exchange, Gold, Inflation, Money, Prices
- Keywords: Africa, Bank deposits, Caribbean, central bank, company, Currencies, DP, DPPP, exchange rate, Exchange rates, foreign currency, Global, Gold, government, Inflation, interest rate, monetary policy, South America, Suriname, U.S. dollar, Western Hemisphere

*Source: Suriname: Toward Stability and Growth, Departmental Paper No. 2009/003 (March 3, 2009).*

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