Sectors

Business Services / BPO / KPO

A Dutch-speaking workforce in a UTC−3 time zone gives Suriname an unusual position for European and American service delivery.

How to read this page:FactDirect from sourceAnalysisOur interpretation

Market landscape

Direct from source

SITA promotes business services, including BPO, as one of its investment sectors and publishes a BPO investor brochure.[1]

Direct from source

RVO lists outsourcing among the sectors of interest for Dutch companies in Suriname.[2]

Fact

Suriname is on UTC−3 with no daylight saving. Mobile services are provided by Telesur and Digicel, with 4G coverage and international connectivity by satellite and submarine cable.[3]

Where demand comes from

Analysis

Dutch-language customer service, back-office and finance processes for Dutch and Belgian clients are the clearest fit; English-language work for the Caribbean and Americas is a second market.

Our interpretation

Scale is limited by the size of the labour pool, so Suriname suits specialised, quality-sensitive teams more than very large-volume contact centres.

How we help

  • Assess talent availability and wage benchmarks for your service profile.
  • Find existing BPO operators, facilities and connectivity providers.
  • Coordinate meetings with SITA and potential partners.

Suriname Partners provides commercial facilitation and market intelligence. We do not provide legal, tax, engineering, property-title, investment or procurement-decision advice; where those are needed we help you engage licensed professionals.

Frequently asked questions

Is Dutch widely spoken in Suriname?
Dutch is the official language of Suriname.[3]

Procurement in this sector

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ReferenceBuyerStatusDeadline
National Intelligent Public Transport Digital Transformation Platform
Government
Ministry of Finance and PlanningDiscoveredNot stated in source
Digitalization of SEH (EPD Hardware)
National Competitive Bidding · Government
Ministry of Finance and Planning
Funded by: Social Bond Suriname (2026)
ClosedDeadline passed
Request for Expression of Interest for consulting services for restructure data, information, knowledge and document management system project
RFEoI · Staatsolie
StaatsolieClosedDeadline passed
Expression of Interest for Provision of ISO Certification Services to Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V.
EOI · Staatsolie
StaatsolieClosedDeadline passed
Request for Expression of Interest for consulting services design and supervision Staatsolie Maatschappij N.V. New Headoffice
RFEoI · Staatsolie
StaatsolieClosedDeadline passed
Request for Expression of Interest for the Supply of Hygiene Products .
RFEoI · Staatsolie
StaatsolieClosedDeadline passed
Request for Expression of Interest to submit a proposal for the provision of ICT hardware items
RFEoI · Staatsolie
StaatsolieClosedDeadline passed
Request for Expression of Interest Cleaning / Sanitation of Buildings & Grounds Maintenance – Downstream
RFEoI · Staatsolie
StaatsolieClosedDeadline passed

Organisations in this sector

Profiles are compiled from public sources. Verification status shows how far we have checked each one.

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CompanyChina

Huawei Technologies (Suriname office)

华为技术有限公司苏里南办事处

Listed by China's Ministry of Commerce among the main Chinese-invested enterprises in Suriname (Country Guide for Suriname, 2025 edition, Appendix 2). Its curre…

Identified
Government bodySurinameParamaribo

Suriname Investment and Trade Agency (SITA)

苏里南投资与贸易署

Government agency founded in 2021 to support international investment and Surinamese exports. Promotes agribusiness, business services (including BPO), energy a…

Identified
State-owned enterpriseSurinameParamaribo

Telesur

State telecommunications company; one of two mobile operators in Suriname alongside Digicel.

Identified

Guides and analysis

Sources

  1. Suriname Investment and Trade AgencySITA · Retrieved 2026-10-04
  2. Ondernemen in SurinameRijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO) · Published 2026-09-18 · Retrieved 2026-10-04 · Source language: nl
  3. 对外投资合作国别(地区)指南 · 苏里南(2025年版)中华人民共和国商务部 / 中国驻苏里南大使馆经济商务处 · Published 2026-04-22 · Retrieved 2026-10-04 · Source language: zh-CN

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