Served as Chief Business Development Officer (CBDO) for GLINS International NV, a Willemstad, Curacao incorporated company pursuing development of a cross-sector of social impact projects in Suriname, South America.

1. EMPOWERING THE EMERGING ECONOMY OF SURINAME
THE| WAY
© GLINS CAPITAL
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

2. THE|PRESENTATION
THIS PRESENTATION PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE|GLINS WAY, A MODEL FOR
DEVELOPING AND FINANCING SMALL & MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMEs) AND PUBLIC
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS (PPPs) IN SURINAME.

3. THE|BACKGROUND
GLOBAL INVESTMENT SERVICES (GLINS)
 GLINS IS A FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES GROUP OF COMPANIES BASED IN
CURACAO, SURINAME, USA AND THE NETHERLANDS
 THE|GLINS WAY CONCEPT HAS EMERGED FROM EXTENSIVE HANDSON PRACTICAL
EXPERIENCES AND SPECIFIC KNOW-HOW GAINED FROM DEVELOPING SMEs AND
PPPs IN VARIOUS (DEVELOPING) COUNTRIES

4. THE|COUNTRY
 SURINAME’S NATIONAL ECONOMY IS DOMINATED BY THE
OIL AND MINING SECTORS, WHICH CONTRIBUTE MORE
THAN 50% OF GDP
 GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS TO STRENGTHEN THE
GROWTH PROSPECTS INCLUDE IMPROVEMENT OF:
 KEY INFRASTRUCTURE (ESPECIALLY UTILITIES,
CRITICAL ROADS, AND PORT FACILITIES)
 ENERGY, OIL & GAS AND MINING SECTORS (NEW
POWER PLANTS, REFINERY, BAUXITE AND GOLD
MINES)
 AGRICULTURE AND TOURISM

5. THE|COUNTRY RATING
 S&P NOW RATES SURINAME AT BB-, THREE STEPS BELOW INVESTMENT-GRADE
TERRITORY. ITS OUTLOOK IS STABLE
 INVESTMENT BY MINING FIRMS AND SURINAME'S STATE-OWNED OIL COMPANY,
STAATSOLIE, IS ALSO OFFERING BRIGHTER ECONOMIC GROWTH PROSPECTS, THE
RATINGS FIRM SAID
 GOLD PRODUCTION CONTINUES TO EXPAND, WHICH S&P SAID SHOULD HELP
DRIVE A 4.5% ECONOMIC GROWTH RATE THIS YEAR
 FITCH RATINGS LAST MONTH LIFTED ITS CREDIT RATINGS ON SURINAME A NOTCH,
CITING RISING COMMODITY PRICES AND GROWING ECONOMIC MOMENTUM.
FITCH STILL RATES SURINAME AT B+, A STEP BELOW S&P'S NEW RATING
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
20-08-2011

6. THE|DIRECTION
VISION
SURINAME
TO EMERGE INTO A
DEVELOPED
COUNTRY
MISSION
BECOME
THE PREMIER
GATEWAY
TO CAPITAL
FOR
SURINAME
OBJECTIVES
INVEST + FINANCE
(IN) SMALL & MEDIUM
ENTERPRISES (SMEs ) AND
PUBLIC PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS (PPPs)
OFFER
FINANCIAL AND
BUSINESS SERVICES

7. THE|FOCUS
GEOGRAPHIC
SURINAME
SECTORS
ICT
BUSINESS SERVICES
INFRASTRUCTURE
AQUA/AGRICULTURE
NATURAL RESOURCES
(GREEN) ENERGY
REAL ESTATE
ENTERTAINMENT/MEDIA

8. 2015 2020 2025
UN
MDG
+
MEDIUM
INCOME
COUNTRY
DEVELOPED
COUNTRY
THE|VISION
SURINAME|MILESTONES

9. THE|PILLARS
SMES|PPPS
HUMAN CAPITAL
&
SOCIAL PROJECTS
EQUITY DEBT GRANTS SERVICES
“THE|GLINS WAY”

10. THE|CAPITAL
ECONOMIC
SME/PPP
DEVELOPMENT
SME/PPP
FINANCING
BUSINESS
SERVICES
HUMAN SOCIAL
HEALTHCARE
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
AFFORDABLE
HOUSING
EMPLOYMENT
EDUCATION
CAPACITY
BUILDING

11. THE|PROCESS
“DISCIPLINED INVESTMENT PROCESS”
OPPORTUNITY
SCREENING
DUEDILIGENCE
STRUCTURING
MONITORING
VALUE
FUNDING
DEVELOPMENT

12. THE|GOVERNANCE
1. COMPETENT BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
2. COMPREHENSIVE RISK MANAGEMENT
3. OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
4. CULTURE OF INTEGRITY & RESPONSIBILITY
5. DISCIPLINED INVESTMENT PROCESS
6. INNOVATIVE INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
7. SERIOUS STAKEHOLDER INPUTS/REPORTING
8. REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
9. SUSTAINABLE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
“TRANSPARENCY”

13. STEVE MANNEN
NIELS REIJERS
DICK ERDMANN
WILBERT WILLIAMS
HENK-JOHN GUICHERIT
MICHAEL ONEKA
THE|TEAM