We have revised our view of Suriname's fiscal policy stance, reflecting the delay of a tax reform and a larger-than-expected fiscal deficit in 2013. We revised the outlook to stable from positive. We affirmed our 'BB-/B' long- and short-term sovereign foreign and local currency credit ratings on Suriname. On April 28, 2014, Standard&Poor's Ratings Services affirmed its 'BB-/B' long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on the Republic of Suriname. At the same time, we revised the outlook to stable from positive. Our transfer and convertibility (T&C) assessment remains 'BB'. We revised the outlook on the Republic of Suriname to stable from positive. We believe that the Suriname National Assembly could postpone implementing the government's
