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Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Suriname: Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund
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.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; foreign currency; Suriname; gold mining; rice; ACP country; foreign currency deposit; exchange rate depreciation; monetary policy response; EU market; banking transaction; gold mining operation; revenue stabilization funds; Agricultural commodities; Mining sector; Bank deposits; Gold; Dollarization; Western Hemisphere; Caribbean; South America; Middle East; Central America; Africa
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Suriname: 2003 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Suriname
International Monetary Fund
Suriname's mining-based economy has suffered from poor macroeconomic management. Executive Directors commended the authorities' efforts to stabilize the economic, fiscal, and monetary policies stances, and emphasized the need to accelerate structural reforms. They stressed the need for fiscal consolidation, exchange rate unification, economic diversification, and improvements in governance and tax administration. They welcomed the authorities' decision to subscribe to the General Data Dissemination System, and encouraged them to continue to take full advantage of the technical assistance being provided by the IMF and the Inter-American Development Bank.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; authority; Surinamese authorities; market; firm; government; CARICOM single market; central bank financing; authorities' resolve; bauxite company; financing flow; Public sector; Exchange rates; Commercial banks; Global
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Suriname: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund
This Selected Issues paper for Suriname describes the structure of the financial system, and provides a preliminary assessment of the conditions of the banking system. It highlights the need for a comprehensive public sector reform, targeting both the civil service and the public enterprises, and reviews the recent policy developments and financial sector reforms. It also provides the IMF's projections and estimates for Suriname on central government operations in percent of GDP; central government revenues, grants, and expenditure in billions of guilders and in percent of GDP; summary accounts of the banking system, and so on.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; bank; central bank; exchange rate; small state bank; lending portfolio composition; market structure; spiral hypothesis; return on assets; financial situation; adverse selection; bank licensing; illiquid bank; portfolio composition of the banking system; inflation spiral dynamics; supervision department-central bank; screening criteria; Commercial banks; Civil service; State-owned banks; Bank supervision; Public employment; Caribbean
Cover Developments and Challenges in the Caribbean Region
Developments and Challenges in the Caribbean Region
Mr. Simon Cueva
,
Mr. Stephen Tokarick
,
Mr. Erik J. Lundback
,
Ms. Janet Gale Stotsky
, and
Mr. Samuel P. Itam

Abstract

This paper focuses on the independent states that are full members of the Caribbean Community. It provides background information on recent developments in the Caribbean region and lays out the principal policy issues that countries will need to address in the period ahead. The Caribbean countries face several common problems and must deal with similar economic policy issues. Consequently, concentrating on the regional perspective permits a comparison of the individual responses to similar problems. The regional view throws light on the countries' movement toward convergence. The economic prospects for the region are generally satisfactory over the medium term, but the projections depend importantly on the resolve of governments to pursue appropriate policies, as well as favorable developments in the rest of the world. The relatively favorable outlook for the region is not without risks, such as a slowdown in growth in the major trading partner countries or a term of trade shock.

Keywords:
OP; country; deficit; inflation differential; public sector deficit; Caribbean country; public sector wage bill; inflation in the OECS country; world commodity; Exports; Imports; Public sector; Trade facilitation; Inflation; Caribbean; North America
Cover IMF Working Papers
Suriname: A Case Study of High Inflation
Mr. Sukhdev Shah
and
Mr. Benedikt Braumann
Suriname recently went through a period of destabilizationthat that bordered on hyperinflation. The country’s experience provides a good illustration to study the genesis and dynamics of high inflation and includes some unusual phenomena, such as a monetary overhang, an eight-tiered exchange rate, and inflationary gold purchases by the central bank. High inflation also had a significant impact on the real economy. This paper compares the experience of Suriname with other countries discussed in the recent stabilization literature. It finds strong evidence of intertemporal demand effects, which occurred as the public reacted to the temporary bout of high inflation.
Keywords:
WP; exchange rate; price level; budget deficit; inflationary spiral; Inflation; monetary overhang; multiple exchange rates; non-neutralities; inflation act; Phillips curve; inflation period; excess supply; inflation rate; inflation result; Consumption; Real exchange rates; Government debt management; Real wages; Eastern Europe; Caribbean
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Suriname: Recent Economic Developments
International Monetary Fund
This paper reviews economic developments in Suriname during 1994–96. In 1995, there was a major turnaround in Suriname’s economic and financial situation following the expansionary fiscal and monetary policies pursued in the first half of the 1990s and the political and economic disruptions of the 1980s. The marked improvement was owing to the restoration of financial discipline, a strengthening of international bauxite prices, and the unification and subsequent stabilization of the exchange rate. The inflation fell further to less than 1 percent in 1996.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; government; Suriname; wage award; government study; rate; government of Suriname; government ministry; wage agreement; rate of inflation; Pensions; Commercial banks; Civil service; Pension spending; Tariffs; Caribbean
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Suriname: Statistical Annex
International Monetary Fund
In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; Suriname; fund staff estimate; Suriname guilder; central bank of Suriname; unit price; primary sector; factor cost; Credit; Agricultural commodities; Agroindustries; Commercial banks
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Suriname: Recent Economic Developments
International Monetary Fund
This report analyzes economic developments in Suriname during the 1990s. In 1990–92, real GDP recovered moderately, but inflation accelerated, reaching 58 percent in the 12 months ended December 1992, owing to a further weakening of financial policies. Interest rates became sharply negative in real terms, which initiated a gradual shift out of domestic financial assets. The external accounts remained weak, and the overall balance of payments showed deficits that were financed by a decline in international reserves and an accumulation of external payments arrears.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; company; bauxite company; customs duty; time deposit; taxable income; rate of inflation; estimated tax; sick pay; consumer goods; Standing facilities; Income; Exchange rates; Commercial banks; Global
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IMF Staff papers: Volume 18 No. 3
International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
This paper discusses the implications for credit policy of changes in the income velocity of money; it neglects other policy elements of financial programs unless they have a direct bearing on velocity changes. Control over credit expansion by domestic banks is used to influence expenditure decisions, since the availability of credit has a strong impact on expenditures on domestic and foreign goods and services and, possibly, on net capital flows and, therefore, on the balance of payments. The paper also describes some relationships between monetary and national income accounts in order to identify the changes in velocity that must be considered in determining credit policies. The relevance of incorporating lags into the demand for money function has been mentioned earlier. Lags in the formation of expectations within a country usually can be expected to change only slowly over time and, therefore, can be assumed constant in the estimation of the demand for money function.
Keywords:
SP; interest rate; tax ratio; exchange rate expectation; EEC currency; EEC country; mining share; Personal income; Exchange rates; Demand for money; Unemployment; Currencies; South America; Central America; Middle East; North Africa; Africa; Caribbean; Europe