Als we kijken naar de economische vooruitzichten van Suriname, kunnen we stellen dat het land voor een aantal uitdagingen staat. De economie is nog niet hersteld van de recessie van 2015, welke werd gekenmerkt door een significante daling in economische groei, grote fiscale- en externe onevenwichtigheden en een snelle toename van de staatsschuld. Verder verergeren de … [Read more...] about Versterking van economische instellingen ter ondersteuning van Surinaamse overheidsfinanciën
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.
Strengthening Economic Institutions to Support Suriname’s Public Finances
Suriname is facing a challenging economic outlook. The country’s economy has not recovered from the 2015 recession which was characterized by a large contraction in economic growth, large fiscal and external imbalances, and a rapid increase in central government debt. The effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic are worsening the macroeconomic situation and affecting … [Read more...] about Strengthening Economic Institutions to Support Suriname’s Public Finances
Are women worse off after 2020?
A picture of the socioeconomic trends surrounding COVID-19 in the Caribbean with a gender lens Since recording the first cases of COVID-19 in March 2020, the pandemic has posed a heavy burden on health systems, the economy and the livelihoods of people in the region. The pandemic also has the potential of reinforcing and even worsening pre-existing inequalities within … [Read more...] about Are women worse off after 2020?
Suriname’s private sector is hurting. More digitalization, financial inclusion and infrastructure can help.
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.
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.