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Suriname: 2018 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Suriname
Author: International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Series:
IMF Staff Country Reports
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2018: Issue 376
Language:
English
Publication Date:
20 Dec 2018
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484391723.002
ISBN:
9781484391723
ISSN:
1934-7685
Pages:
77
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; Suriname; IMF staff calculation; GDP; holding; Suriname's economy; monetary policy operation; government mining revenue; underdeveloped monetary policy framework; financial asset; monetary policy; Fiscal stance; Exchange rates; Monetary base; Caribbean; Europe; Asia and Pacific
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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.
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
IMF Staff Country Reports
ISSN:
1934-7685
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund