Editing Paramaribo (section)

== Economy ==
Paramaribo is Suriname's main commercial center. National administration supports office employment in the city. Banking and retail activity are concentrated in its commercial districts, while transport businesses and port services operate around the river and road networks.<ref name="suriname-economy"/>

The river port has long handled trade entering and leaving Suriname. During the colonial period, plantation produce passed through Paramaribo before shipment across the Atlantic. The port later handled exports from mining and agriculture, together with imported goods for the domestic market.