Finance minister Gillmore Hoefdraad had a front row seat as Suriname’s open economy was battered on three fronts — lower gold and oil prices, and the end of bauxite mining — leading to a recession in 2016. However, as Hoefdraad points out, the recovery is well underway and explains how, through several measures that the government is taking, it is becoming better prepared for external shocks.
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