Business association advises against increase minimum wage
WILLEMSTAD - The Minister of Social Development, Labor and Welfare Hensley Koeiman announced an increase in the minimum wage. This will be increased by 2.1 percent to 9.37 guilders per hour. This will be the fifth More...
Dutch delegation leader: “Colombia interests us because we see healthy growth”
Interview with Hans de Boer, Dutch leader who heads the commercial mission of more than a hundred business owners who have just arrived in Colombia. The Kingdom of the Netherlands is very interested in Colombia. More...
Premier Rhuggenaath on a working visit in The Hague
WILLEMSTAD, THE HAGUE - Prime Minister Eugene Rhuggenaath is in The Hague this week for an official visit. The Prime Minister will be welcomed by his counterpart Mark Rutte in the Torentje (office of the Dutch Prime More...
New markets for free zone Curaçao
WILLEMSTAD - The company that manages the real estate in both free zones, Curinde, indicated that is has been ‘very active’ in recent years to tap into new markets. They are also looking for ways to market their More...
FTAC and Consumer Organization to start working together
WILLEMSTAD - The Fair Trade Authority Curaçao (FTAC) and the Fundashon pa Konsumidó (FpK), the Consumer Organization, have entered into a partnership. Thanks to the collaboration, the organization can forward More...
Jonckheer: “Bilateral ties between China and the Netherlands also positive for Curaçao”
WILLEMSTAD - Recently, the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang was in the Netherlands for a historic visit. It was the first time in 14 years that a visit like this took place in the Kingdom. Premier Li Keqiang was in the More...
Press release: 140 extra options to receive international payments. – Including iDEAL, WeChat and Alipay –
WILLEMSTAD - We all know how to pay online using our credit card. In addition to credit cards like MasterCard, Visa, Discover or AMEX, each country has its own preferred payment methods. These are payment options More...
Chinese premier pledges access for Dutch companies
THE HAGUE - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang reaffirmed pledges Monday to open up his country to foreign investment as a way of promoting commerce between his country and the Netherlands. However, Li said nothing about More...
CBS starts with Business Survey for the entire year of 2018
WILLEMSTAD - The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) will start this October 13 with a Business Survey in Curaçao for the year 2018. The aim of this research is to provide up-to-date information on business and More...
Pietermaai has economic potential
WILLEMSTAD - The Willemstad area Pietermaai must become an event center. That is what economist Rob van den Bergh says. He did research into the potential of the district for the economy of Curaçao. Entrepreneurs More...
