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Doing Business in Suriname
Contact & Social Networks
Syllabus of the Subject: Foreign Trade and Business in Suriname -
Paramaribo. Surinamese Economy.
Introduction to Suriname;
Business in Paramaribo;
Surinamese Economy;
Surinamese International Trade;
Business Opportunities in Suriname;
Access to the Surinamese Market;
Business Plan for Suriname.
Objectives
The objectives of the subject «Doing Business in Suriname» are the following:
To analyze the Surinamese Economy and Foreign Trade;
To explore the Business Opportunities in Suriname;
To analyze the trade relations of Suriname with the country of the student;
To know the Free Trade Agreements of Suriname;
To develop a business plan for the Surinamese Market.
Foreign Trade and Business in Suriname:
Related Education
Masters and Doctorate in International Business adapted for the Surinamese Students .
Foreign Trade and Business in Suriname
Preferential Access
Trade Facilitation
Organizations
American Trade and Economic Organizations :
Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) European Union-CELAC Summit.
Organization of American States (OAS );
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC );
Inter-American Development Bank (BID);
Africa-South America Summit (ASA).
Islamic Organizations :
Islamic Development Bank (IsDB );
Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC )
Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation;
Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI);
Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries;
Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam.
Summit of South American-Arab Countries (ASPA).
Global Organizations :
United Nations (UN )
Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD );
International Trade Centre (INTRACEN );
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO ).
World Bank (WB );
World Trade Organization (WTO );
International Monetary Fund (IMF );
Commonwealth;
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Suriname
Republic of Suriname .
Surinamese Capital: Paramaribo;
Borders of Suriname: Brazil, Guyana and French Guyana;
Area of Suriname: 163.820 square kilometers;Territorial tensions with
Guyana and French Guiana.
Population of Suriname: 550,000 inhabitants;Surinamese Population density: 3 inhabitants / square kilometers;
27% of the population are Hindustanis (originally from India);
21% of the population are maroons of African origin (African Diaspora ).
Suriname's official language is Dutch Sranan Tongo language is used by 40% of the population;
English, French, Spanish and Portuguese are widely used.
Abolition of Slavery in Suriname: 1863;
Main rivers: Suriname, Courantyne, Coppename, Marowijne, Nickerie;
Climate of Suriname: equatorial-tropical;
1498: discovery by the Spanish;
1498: discovery by the Spanish
From the 16th century: British and Dutch colonization;
Formerly it was called Dutch Guiana;
Government Type: Presidential Republic;
Suriname became independent from the Netherlands
in 1975.
Main religions in Suriname:
Christianity : 48 % of the population Surinamese;
Hinduism : 23% of the population Surinamese;
Islam : 14% of the population Surinamese.
Suriname belongs to the:
Caribbean Economic Area of the Western Civilization ;
Economic Area of the Hindu Civilization ;
Economic Area of the Islamic Civilization .
Economy
Surinamese Economy .
Surinamese GDP: 9,067 million dollars;
GDP per capita of Suriname: 13,362 Dollars;
25% of the Surinamese population works in the agricultural sector ;
Main agricultural products: rice, bananas, wood, palm kernels, coconuts,
peanuts, citrus and forest products;
Natural resources : bauxite, gold, oil, iron ore, other minerals,
wood, fish, and shrimp;
The main economic activity in Suriname is the aluminum industry (15 of the GDP, 66% of the exports);
Significant gold and bauxite reserves The bauxite industry accounts for 15% of the GDP and 70% of the
export earnings.
Important hydroelectric potential;
Surinamese currency: the Surinamese Dollar (SRD);
Country code top-level domain of Suriname: .sr.
Foreign Trade
Surinamese Foreign Trade
Main exports of Suriname: aluminum, bauxite, rice, bananas,
shrimp, gold, crude oil, wood, fish;
Main destinations of Suriname's exports : the United States, Belgium, the United Arab Emirates, Canada, Guyana, France and
Barbados ;
Main imports of Suriname: capital goods, oil, food, cotton, consumer
goods;
Largest providers of Suriname: the United States, Netherlands, China,
United Arab Emirates, Antigua and Barbuda, Netherlands Antilles and Japan;
Main trading partners : the Netherlands, the United States, Canada, Trinidad and Tobago and the islands of the former Netherlands Antilles;
Agreement with Venezuela for oil importation (PetroCaribbean).
International Transport and Logistics in Suriname:
Main seaport : Paramaribo;
Other seaports: Albina, Moengo, Nieuw-Nickerie;
4,304 Kilometers of roads (1,130 paved)Driving on the left.
166 Kilometers of railway lines ;
Zorg in Hoop Airport (Paramaribo).
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