The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted some important issues for Suriname’s private sector, such as the lack of digitalization, financial inclusion, and infrastructure. Suriname’s private sector was already challenged by an unfavorable business climate before COVID-19. There was hope that 2020 would bring some positive changes. Indeed, 2020 brought change, but not the change … [Read more...] about Suriname’s private sector is hurting. More digitalization, financial inclusion and infrastructure can help.
Jeetendra Khadan
Jeetendra Khadan is a Senior Economist who holds the position of Country Economist for Suriname within the Caribbean Country Department at the Inter-American Development Bank. He also worked as the Country Economist for Trinidad and Tobago and Research Consultant at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington DC. Prior to that, Jeetendra worked as a lecturer in the Economics Department at The University of The West Indies, St. Augustine campus where he taught courses on international trade, international finance, economic integration, econometrics and mathematical economics, and was the lead researcher on several projects for international and government organizations. Jeetendra has written and published books, book chapters, and articles in peer-reviewed academic journals such as The Economic Journal, Empirical Economic Letters, Research in Applied Economics, Economics Bulletin, Journal of Developing Areas, Economies, Journal of Social and Economic Studies, Transition Journal, Journal of Eastern Caribbean Studies, UWI Press, the International Monetary Fund, and Inter-American Development Bank working paper series on issues related to trade policy, macroeconomics, private sector development and other contemporary issues. Jeetendra holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of the West Indies.
De private sector van Suriname lijdt. Meer digitalisering, financiële inclusie en infrastructuur kunnen hierbij helpen.
De COVID-19 pandemie heeft enkele belangrijke aandachtspunten voor de private sector van Suriname naar voren gebracht, aandachtspunten zoals onvoldoende digitalisering, financiële inclusie en infrastructuur. De private sector van Suriname had al te kampen met een ongunstig ondernemingsklimaat voordat COVID-19 het land trof en er was hoop dat het jaar 2020 enkele positieve … [Read more...] about De private sector van Suriname lijdt. Meer digitalisering, financiële inclusie en infrastructuur kunnen hierbij helpen.
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