(Fitch Ratings, 2.Jul.2020) — Fitch Ratings has downgraded Suriname’s Long-Term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘C’ from ‘CCC’. KEY RATING DRIVERS The downgrade of Suriname’s Long-Term Foreign Currency IDR to ‘C’ reflects Fitch’s view that the Government of Suriname has begun a distressed debt exchange (DDE) in relation […]
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Prelim Results: Opposition Winning Suriname Election
(AP, 27.May.2020) — Suriname’s main opposition party is poised to win the country’s general election, preliminary results showed on Wednesday, an outcome likely to end the longtime rule of President Desi Bouterse, who was convicted months earlier of ordering the murder of political opponents. Chan Santokhi’s Progressive Reform Party (VHP) […]
Suriname On Election’s Eve
(Nacla, 21.May.2020) — With Suriname headed to the ballots on May 25, President Bouterse may be facing his toughest election yet. Suriname is rarely in the news these days, usually only making headlines when there’s been an update in the ongoing murder trial of the country’s president, DesirĂ© Delano Bouterse. […]