Evaluation of the Market Potential for Suriname’s Export Products on the Caricom Market

Discusses Suriname’s intra Caricom trade and international competitiveness in a Caribbean context. The results are presented stemming from a survey and summarizes the market potential of a number of selected products in country markets, the opportunities and constraints. (Mr Winston Ramautarsingh PROPLAN - 1999)

Doing Business in Suriname 2004

This document from the VSB (Vereniging Surinaamse Bedrijfsleven) gives a short overview of Suriname's business environment.

European Community Strategy Paper 2001 - 2007

The EC has a long history of relations with Suriname. Below its Country Strategy Paper based on the Multi-Annual Development Plan 2000 -2005

Van kennissen- naar een kenniseconomie II

Suriname: it’s not what you know, it’s who you know? Dit artikel is een uitgebreide versie op 'Van Kennissen- naar Kenniseconomie'

Suriname: 2003 Article IV Consultation / Statistical Appendix

Under Article IV of the IMF’s Articles of Agreement, the IMF holds bilateral discussions with members, usually every year. In the context of the 2003 Article IV consultation with Suriname, the following documents have been released and are included in this package:

Country Report 2006

The Economist Intelligence Unit is a specialist publisher serving companies establishing and managing operations across national borders. For over 50 years it has been a source of information on business developments, economic and political trends, government regulations and corporate practice worldwide. This country report gives an overview of 2006.

Engels als tweede taal in Suriname

De roep om de invoering van Engels in Suriname klinkt steeds luider. Direct na de onafhankelijkheid gingen er stemmen op om het Nederlands in Suriname te vervangen door het Engels. De Surinaamse overheid heeft niet naar deze stemmen geluisterd. De roep om Engels bestaat nog tot vandaag. Deze roep wordt versterkt door het algemeen beleid van de Surinaamse overheid gericht op regionalisering, en door globalisering.

Bridge suicides in Paramaribo

The bridge across the Suriname River in Paramaribo is the only one in Suriname high enough to kill oneself by jumping from it. Although the bridge is known as a place widely used to commit suicide, data and background of the suicides are lacking. To provide more insight into bridge suicides in Paramaribo, this article presents some data about these suicides and potential suicides. Five case studies are presented to illustrate the very diverse backgrounds of some of these suicides and show how the persons who committed them, also seem to share a psychic pain that they felt to be unbearable.