NOTICIAS

Sustainable and Innovative Development of the Local Private Sector: Suriname

"Regional Meeting on Innovative Mechanisms for Financing and Guarantees for MSMEs in Latin America and the Caribbean“

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, April 19 – 21, 2017

SESSION I. CARIBBEAN PANEL: STATUS OF FINANCING AND GUARANTEES FOR MSMEs IN CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES. RECOMENDATIONS BASED ON BEST PRACTICES

For Sustainable and Innovative Development of the Local Private Sector: Suriname

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Presentation of Ratan Kalka, Manager Business Support Services, Suriname Business Development Centre (SBC). Photo credits: MICM Dominican Republic.

Content:

Suriname Business Forum and her executive office, the Suriname Business Development Center, than also to enhance sustainably, so that it also increasingly can support the Government, in its endeavor towards innovative development of the private sector, as the motor of the economy.(Development plan (OP) 2012-2016 Pg. 88 Cabinet Bouterse/Ameerali).

Short history:

  • In 2005 from the EU € 2,400,000 of the 9th European Development Fund was allocated for the ''Public Private Partnership -Support to the Domestic Private Sector- Suriname Business Forum (SBF)'' project (Reference no.: 09 ACP SUR 07, Agreement No. 9333/SUR)
  • In 2006 the SBF was instituted by law.
  • Project implementation, after tenders in 2007, started in January 2008

Goals:

  • Development of the Local Private Sector (LPS)
  • Through dialogue (PPD)
  • Public Private Partnership (PPP)
  • Strategy of jointly formulate, execute and monitor

Source: Law of 18 October 2006, (Wet Suriname Business Forum)

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