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Cover -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- RECENT DEVELOPMENTS -- OUTLOOK AND RISKS -- POLICY DISCUSSIONS -- A. Putting Fiscal Policy on a Sustainable Path -- B. Improving the Monetary Policy Framework -- C. Strengthening the Banking System -- D. Laying the Foundations for Sustained Strong Growth -- STAFF APPRAISAL -- BOX -- 1. Options for a Fiscal Anchor -- FIGURES -- 1. IMF Staff's Baseline and Adjustment Scenarios -- 2. Suriname, Caribbean, and Other Commodity Exporters: Real and External -- 3. Suriname, Caribbean and Other Commodity Exporters: Government Balance, Revenues and Debt -- 4. Suriname, Caribbean and Other Commodity Exporters: Government Expenditures -- 5. Fiscal Developments, 2011-18 -- 6. External Sector Developments -- 7. Money and Credit -- TABLES -- 1. Selected Economic Indicators -- 2. GDP by Expenditure -- 3a. Central Government Operations (Millions of SRD) -- 3b. Central Government Operations (Percent of GDP) -- 4a. Balance of Payments (Millions of USD) -- 4b. Balance of Payments (Percent of GDP) -- 5. Monetary Survey and Central Bank Accounts -- 6. Financial Soundness Indicators -- ANNEXES -- I. Implementation of Past Fund Advice -- II. Debt Sustainability Analysis -- III. External Sector Assessment -- IV. Risk Assessment Matrix -- V. Strengthening Banking Supervision -- CONTENTS -- FUND RELATIONS -- A. Nonfinancial Relations with the Authorities -- B. Technical Assistance (TA) Since 2011 -- RELATIONS WITH OTHER INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUIONS -- STATISTICAL ISSUES -- A. Assessment of Data Adequacy for Surveillance -- B. Data Standards and Quality -- C. Reporting to STA

Cover -- CONTENTS -- ALTERNATIVES FOR A FISCAL ANCHOR -- A. Introduction -- B. Overview of Natural Resources in Suriname -- C. Summary of the Current Fiscal Framework -- D. Options for an Alternative Fiscal Anchor -- E. Conclusions and Policy Implications -- FIGURES -- 1. Sustainability Assessment Indicators -- 2. Sustainability Assessment Indicators (Longer Production Horizon) -- References -- FISCAL MULTIPLIERS OF GOVERNMENT SPENDING -- A. Introduction -- B. Empirical Strategy -- C. Data -- D. Results -- E. Policy Implications -- TABLE -- 1. Empirical Results -- References -- A MACHINE LEARNING APPROACH TO FORECASTING GDP -- FIGURE -- 1. Real GDP Growth Forecasts Using Elastic Net Regression -- References -- SPILLOVERS FROM ABROAD -- FIGURES -- 1. Effects of Global Trade War -- 2. Effects of U.S. Tax Cuts -- References

This Selected Issues Paper carries out an empirical analysis of the effects of policies and external shocks on economic activity in Suriname. The estimates are broadly consistent with prior empirical findings. The results reveal a strong contemporaneous correlation between credit and demand, while the empirical link between exports and demand seems slightly weaker. The results for import demand point to a strong correlation between imports and exports. The export variable is highly significant and explains a large fraction of the total variation in imports. An increase in exports of 1 percent

Der Verfasser stellt in dem Handbuchartikel die Entwicklung der Gewerkschaftsbewegung von Suriname hinsichtlich Organisationsstruktur und Einflußmöglichkeiten dar. Nach seiner Ansicht haben die fünf Gewerkschaftsorganisationen des Landes eine beträchtliche Stabilität erreicht. Der Organisationsgrad der Arbeiter sei in Suriname im Vergleich zu anderen karibischen Ländern relativ hoch. Abschließend werden die internationalen Kontakte der Gewerkschaftsbünde genannt. Ergänzt wird die inhaltliche Darstellung durch Literaturhinweise und die Anschriften der Gewerkschaftsbünde. (KS)

Cover -- Contents -- Glossary -- Executive Summary -- DETAILED TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- I. Consumer Price Index -- A. Coverage, Weights and Classifications -- B. Price Collection -- C. Index Compilation -- D. Index Publication -- II. Producer Price Index and Export and Import Price Indexes -- A. Scope, Coverage, Source for Weights, Next Steps -- Tables -- 1. Suriname's Previous and Updated CPI Weights April-June 2009 and April-June 2016 -- 2. Treatment of Missing Values of Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages in the CPI -- 3. Example on the Effect of the Quantity Adjustment Method -- Appendixes -- 1. Unit Measurement, Time Reversal, and Transitivity Tests for Elementary Aggregate Indexes and Reflection to Extreme Price Changes -- 2. Illustration of Consistency in Aggregation, Using Monetary Units (MU) for Weighing.

Cover -- CONTENTS -- THE CURRENT CONTEXT -- THE FUND-SUPPORTED PROGRAM -- A. Program Objectives -- B. Restoring Fiscal Sustainability -- C. Rebuilding Foreign Reserves -- D. Exchange Rate, Monetary, and Financial Sector Policies for Increasing Resilience -- E. Structural Reforms for Diversification and Improving the Business Environment -- PROGRAM MODALITIES AND RISKS -- STAFF APPRAISAL -- BOXES -- 1. External Sector Assessment -- 2. Banking Sector Stress Tests -- FIGURES -- 1. Macroeconomic Developments -- 2. Money and Credit -- 3. Fiscal Indicators -- 4. External Indicators -- TABLES

Auch im kolonialen Surinam baute die Wirtschaft auf der Arbeitskraft von afrikanischen Sklaven auf. Ihre Nachfahren haben die Apathie überwunden und begonnen, neue Wege zur inneren und äußeren Freiheit zu suchen. Am Beispiel des Modelldorfes "Vierkinderen", das 1863 von 12 ehemaligen Sklavenfamilien erworben wurde, zeigt der Autor die heutige Situation