Improved growth prospects, generated by recently started and forthcoming important investment projects. Enhanced monetary management resulting in monetary stability. Weak liquidity and debt-payment culture, resulting in long-outstanding and recurring arrears on the bilateral debt. Continuously weak policy execution, resulting in slow progress in implementing long-awaited structural reforms. Political risk heightened by the looming parliamentary and presidential elections. The issuer credit rating on the Republic of Suriname reflects its improving medium-term economic prospects, which are the result of new investment projects in the bauxite, gold, and oil sectors. Recently started and imminent projects are expected to generate more fiscal revenue, increase export receipts, and provide a boost to employment. There has also been progress in tightening monetary policy, which has resulted
