Suriname signs on to agreements with CDB to boost trading capacity

Suriname is now better positioned to improve the effectiveness of its implementation of both the CSME and the European Partnership Agreement (EPA) on account of two agreements signed earlier this month with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB).

The two projects, the CSME Standby Facility and the EPA Standby Facility, “will assist in transforming Suriname into a more competitive economy, increasing its export earnings, and making the country more attractive for investment,” a release from the bank said.

Suriname’s Ministry of Trade will implement a grant from the EPA Standby Facility which will help determine the