Doing Business in Suriname 2004

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

Possible Centers of Growth and the Developmental Role of the Surinamese Private Sector

The document makes an qualitative analysis of the structure of a number of industrial sectors (incl SMSs) and presents a number of potential sectors of growth as well as activities/responsibilities to be performed by domestic private sector to ensure success (Mr Stanley Naar - 1999)

IDB Country Strategy

Country strategies includes an overview of the country’s current economic situation. They draw on analytical work conducted by the Bank and other parties on a wide range of economic and social sectors, such as rural and urban development, health, education, government modernization, transportation, trade, and the environment, among others.

Meerjaren Ontwikkelingsplan 2000 t/m 2005

Het Meerjaren Ontwikkelingsplan (MOP) 2000 t/m 2005 formuleert het voorgenomen beleid voor deze periode. De basis voor dit MOP is de op 15 oktober 2000 uitgesproken Regeringsverklaring die daarna met algemene stemmen in De Nationale Assemblee werd goedgekeurd. De Regeringsverklaring werd geformuleerd na onder andere hearings van de President met vertegenwoordigingen van de gemeenschap.

WTO Trade Policy Review 2004

This page gathers key information on Suriname's participation in the WTO. Suriname has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995. WTO documents are available in MS Word format (zipped).

Suriname at a glance / data search engine

The World Bank gathers a wide range of social and economic data to improve understanding of the challenges faced in each of the countries it assists.

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.