Suriname Market Research

Suriname or Surinam, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America. Some of its major industries are bauxite & gold mining, alumina production, oil, lumbering, food processing and fishing.

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Suriname Market Research

Suriname or Surinam, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America. Some of its major industries are bauxite & gold mining, alumina production, oil, lumbering, food processing and fishing.

After growing by 2% in 2009, real GDP was expected to grow by 3% in 2010 before weakening in 2011 in line with a slackening global growth, lower commodity prices and another decline in foreign direct investment (FDI).

The Suriname market research indicates that the economy of Suriname is dominated by the bauxite industry, which accounts for more than 15% of GDP and 70% of export earnings. Other main export products include rice, bananas and shrimp. Suriname has recently started exploiting some of its sizeable oil and gold reserves. About a quarter of the people work in the agricultural sector. The Surinamese economy is very dependent on commerce and its main trade partn view less