Country Report Suriname October 2009

Publication Date	October 2009
Publisher	EIU
Product Type	Report
Pages	26
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	EIU01004

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Summary

You may have noticed that since the second quarter of this year, some additional content has started to appear in your monthly and quarterly CRs. We are now including a country map, and a range of basic data (selected to be useful for business travellers in particular), in every country report. For most countries, except a few where data is in very short supply, we are also including comparative economic indicators that show each country's position relative to regional peers, in easy-to-read graphical format.

In addition, for 176 countries, the Country Reports will now include an annual analysis of each country's position in the Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index, which ranks countries in terms of their level of democracy, based on five key categories. These analyses were published in the second quarter of this year (in the April country reports for countries covered on a monthly basis, and in the second-quarter reports for those covered on a quarterly basis). Furthermore, as a new feature for more than 150 countries, an analysis of each country's ranking in our unique Quality of Life index will be published on an annual basis starting in the fourth quarter of 2009.

Some of this content has been migrated over to the Country Reports from another product, the Country Profile, which has now been discontinued. The difficult decision to close the Country Profile reflected limited client demand for this service as well as our view that much of the content included in this report is now available for free elsewhere. We would appreciate any feedback that you have on the migration of content from the Country Profiles to the Country Reports.

This report covers the following industry codes:
SIC Code: 60;89;37;70;1;49
NAICS Code: 52;81;336;72;11;22

Content

Important changes to Country Reports
Summary
Basic data
Political structure
Economic structure: Annual indicators
Economic structure: Quarterly indicators
Outlook for 2010-11: Domestic politics
Outlook for 2010-11: International relations
Outlook for 2010-11: Policy trends
Outlook for 2010-11: Economic growth
The political scene: The NDP-led opposition leads the polls
The political scene: Factionalism is rife in NF Plus and Mega Combinatie
Economic policy: The 2010 draft budget envisages a fiscal deterioration
Economic policy: Central Bank widens the US dollar-Suriname dollar band
The domestic economy: Inflation falls sharply
The domestic economy: Gold output rises significantly
The domestic economy: The global slowdown does not slow Staatsolie investment
The domestic economy: Banana sector improves competitiveness level
Foreign trade and payments: The current-account surplus turns into deficit
Foreign trade and payments: Longstanding debt with Brazil dissolved
Foreign trade and payments: Improvements in trade facilitation and infrastructure
The region: Summary
Outlook for 2010-11: Broad political stability will be maintained
Outlook for 2010-11: Regional integration will advance slowly
Outlook for 2010-11: Economic downturn will affect public finances
Outlook for 2010-11 The tourism sector will be hit by the global downturn
Outlook for 2010-11: Tighter global liquidity threatens resource investments
Outlook for 2010-11: The outlook for agriculture is mixed
Outlook for 2010-11: Financial sector performance will vary across the region
Outlook for 2010-11: Crime will remain a major security concern
Recent developments: Caricom plans a joint approach to lending agencies
Recent developments: Venezuela is unlikely to be admitted to regional bloc
Recent developments: Venezuela denies changes to PetroCaribe are imminent
Recent developments: Tourist arrivals down sharply as global recession bites
Recent developments: New ferry service to link eastern Caribbean