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MELBOURNE: Fourth India-Australia 2+2 Secretary-level Consultations - November 3, 2024
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TORONTO: India’s response to diplomatic communication from Canada - November 2, 2024
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NGERULMUD: Shri Harsh Kumar Jain concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Palau - November 1, 2024
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DHAKA: Statement on attack on Puja Mandap and desecration and damage to Hindu temples in Bangladesh - October 31, 2024
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KINGSTON: Shri Subhash Prasad Gupta concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to St.Vincent and the Grenadines - October 30, 2024
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STOCKHOLM: Dr. Neena Malhotra appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Sweden - October 29, 2024
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BEIRUT: Statement on recent developments in southern Lebanon - October 29, 2024
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BANGKOK: Meeting of Prime Minister with Prime Minister of Thailand - October 28, 2024
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NEW YORK: H1B Visa “Thing Of Past”: Union Minister Piyush Goyal After US Visit - October 28, 2024
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MOSCOW: Prime Minister meets with the President of the Russian Federation - October 27, 2024
PARAMARIBO: President Santokhi: US dollar shortage
PARAMARIBO: President Chan Santokhi says there is an absolute shortage
of US dollars. According to him there are five reasons for this. From January,
exporters will have to bring their dollars to Suriname and exchange 30% of this
at the official rate of SRD 14.29. The Central Bank of Suriname (CBvS) must act
in the event of even open price increases. The president discussed the five
causes during a press conference on Monday.
At the moment there is an enormous
shortage of US dollars because the exports of euros via the Netherlands have
not taken place for almost two years. The import of dollars from the US has
also stopped.
The solution, according to the
president, is that the euros should leave the country and the dollars should
take their place. There have been good discussions about this with the governor
of the CBvS. Before that, there was also a discussion with the Netherlands
about it. The dollars have also been discussed with the US via FED. This issue
must also be addressed and implemented by the governor of the CBvS. There are
bright spots in both of the cases, Santokhi said.