Suriname, a tiny nation ravaged by recession, inflation and impossible debts, saw its relief held up by superpower politics. It wont be the only country.
Suriname, like other low- and middle-income countries, confronted untenable debts after borrowing that was encouraged by years of low interest rates.
The Port of Paramaribo handles most of Surinames cargo shipping, serving the capital and major towns.
A vegetable truck leaves Paramaribos Central Market. The inflation rate in Suriname is near 60 percent.
Inside his capacious office, his tan curtains drawn against the tropical sun, the president of Suriname expressed sympathy with the striking teachers who were massing outside, taunting him while demanding higher wages.
Three years of unmitig…
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