Reserve base and reserve requirements of commercial banks

Pursuant to this reserve requirement arrangement the Commercial Banks are required to maintain a cash reserve with CBvS in the form of non interest bearing deposits.

The required reserve will be determined as a percentage of the ‘Reserve Base’. Since October 20, 2004 the reserve ratio is set at 30 %.

This reserve ratio may be adjusted based on the experiences gained in the operations of the system. The ‘Reserve Base’ includes all accounts held by the public in Suriname dollars id est: demand deposits, saving deposits, time deposits and other funds held by the public in the Commercial Banks.

Since January 1, 2007 the reserve ratio is reduced from 27% to 25%.

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Exchange RatesMarch 09th and until further notice

Currency Buying Selling
USD 14,018 14,290
EUR 16,628 16,959
GBP 19,396 19,782
ANG 7,699 7,852
AWG 7,784 7,939
BRL 2,438 2,485
TTD 2,063 2,103
BBD 6,907 7,044
XCD 5,190 5,293
PER 100 GYD 6,657 6,790

Gold CertificatesMarch 09th and until further notice

Coupon SRD
5 gram 7.814,97
10 gram 15.629,94
50 gram 78.149,69
100 gram 156.299,39
500 gram 781.496,94
1000 gram 1562993,88
Gold LME: USD 1.701,00 /tr.oz.

Inflation

    Average End-of-period
2022   52.4 54.6
       
2023   Month-to-month Year-to-year
Jan   3.7 55.6
Feb   3.2 57.9
Mar   3.2 59.6
Apr   5.7 65.4
May   2.4 65.0
Jun   2.3 54.6
Jul   3.0 56.6
Aug   2.0 53.5
Sep   1.5 50.8
Oct   1.0 42.9
Nov   0.6 38.7
Dec   0.1 32.6
       
2024   Month-to-month Year-to-year
Jan   0.9 29.0
Feb   0.4 25.4
Mar   4.4 26.8
Apr   0.7 20.9
May   0.5 18.6
Jun   0.2 16.2
Jul   0.1 13.0
Aug   0.3 11.1
Sep   0.9 10.5
Oct   0.6 10.1
Nov   0.2 9.6
Dec   0.5 10.1
       
2025   Month-to-month Year-to-year
Jan   0.6 9.9
Feb*)   0.4 9.9

*) Preliminary figures

 

 

Weighted Average RatesApril 17 - 15:00h (Transfers)

Currency Buying Selling
USD 36.854 37.146
EUR 41.749 42.126
GBP 48.754 49.709
XCG 20.249 20.646
AWG 20.474 20.876
BRL 6.266 6.389
TTD 5.438 5.544
BBD 18.167 18.524
XCD 13.650 13.917
GYD PER 100 17.512 17.855
CNY 5.050 5.149

Weighted Average RatesApril 17 - 15:00h (Banknotes)

Currency Buying Selling
USD 36.634 37.453
EUR 40.058 40.364
GBP 48.463 49.422
XCG 20.129 20.527
AWG 20.352 20.755
BRL 6.229 6.352
TTD 5.405 5.512
BBD 18.059 18.417
XCD 13.568 13.837
GYD PER 100 17.407 17.752
CNY 5.020 5.119

Gold CertificatesApril 17

Coupon SRD
5 gram 39.684,42
10 gram 79.368,84
50 gram 396.844,22
100 gram 793.688,45
500 gram 3.968.442,25
1000 gram 7.936.884,49
Gold LBMA USD 3.322,90 /tr.oz.

Weighted Average Accepted
OMO Rate

Auction ID Auction Date Rate (%)
CBTD250416-1W 2025-04-16 7,1
CBTD250409-1W 2025-04-09 7,4
CBTD250402-1W 2025-04-02 7,6
CBTD250326-1W 2025-03-26 8,4

Standing Lending Facility Interest Rate

Auction ID Auction Date Rate (%)
CBTD250416-1W 2025-04-16 8,5
CBTD250409-1W 2025-04-09 8,9
CBTD250402-1W 2025-04-02 9,1
CBTD250326-1W 2025-03-26 10,1
Balance sheet

Inflation

    Average End-of-period
2022   52.4 54.6
       
2023   Month-to-month Year-to-year
Jan   3.7 55.6
Feb   3.2 57.9
Mar   3.2 59.6
Apr   5.7 65.4
May   2.4 65.0
Jun   2.3 54.6
Jul   3.0 56.6
Aug   2.0 53.5
Sep   1.5 50.8
Oct   1.0 42.9
Nov   0.6 38.7
Dec   0.1 32.6
       
2024   Month-to-month Year-to-year
Jan   0.9 29.0
Feb   0.4 25.4
Mar   4.4 26.8
Apr   0.7 20.9
May   0.5 18.6
Jun   0.2 16.2
Jul   0.1 13.0
Aug   0.3 11.1
Sep   0.9 10.5
Oct   0.6 10.1
Nov   0.2 9.6
Dec   0.5 10.1
       
2025   Month-to-month Year-to-year
Jan   0.6 9.9
Feb*)   0.4 9.9

*) Preliminary figures