WILLEMSTAD - Prime ministers Mark Rutte and Eugene Rhuggenaath will be sitting next week during the investment conference 'Bon Bini for Business' in Willemstad in a panel that discusses the opportunities offered by the Kingdom.

The discussion also includes Undersecretary Raymond Knops of Kingdom Relations, Minister Steven Martina of Economic Development and Minister Zita Jesus-Leito of Traffic, Transport and Spatial Planning. The summit - on 21 and 22 January in the Renaissance Curacao Resort & Casino - will be opened with speeches from both prime ministers.

The aim of the conference, a joint initiative of the governments of Curaçao and the Netherlands, is to interest the Dutch business community in investing in Curaçao and, in this way, contributing to shaping the economic growth and prosperity of both countries. Rutte's slipstream travel to Willemstad is at the invitation of the Raad voor Ondernemend Nederland for entrepreneurs and investors.