Policy

The Fund's first Article IV consultation under the Simons government praises the oil trajectory but flags pre-election spending and warns inflation will only return to single digits by end-2026.

Jennifer Geerlings-Simons was sworn in on 16 July as Suriname's first female president, leading an NDP coalition with a two-thirds majority. Her government will decide how the country's oil wealth is governed.

Suriname voted on 25 May. The NDP emerged as the largest party with 18 seats, the VHP took 17, and coalition arithmetic now determines who governs the most consequential economic decade in the country's history.

The government mandates local participation. But enforcement is soft and the process is opaque.

Buried inside last month's legislative update: three clauses that could reshape how royalties are distributed to local communities. Wimpel reads the fine print.

Two small nations with enormous offshore reserves are quietly building the infrastructure of a regional energy alliance.

Lessons from Trinidad's oil boom for Suriname’s emerging offshore economy.

How West African nations built local content frameworks and what the Caribbean can learn.

Strategic analysis of Suriname’s economic future in light of offshore oil discoveries.