
The Central Bank wants a stable and competitive financial sector
WILLEMSTAD - The Central Bank of Curaçao and St. Maarten (CBCS) says that there are 6 strategic goals for one of their focus areas. This is a stable and competitive financial sector. To achieve this, Curaçao needs More...

Dutch Sandwich 2.0: the most successful and dangerous underground banking infrastructure ever
“Helmin Wiels is neither the first nor the last they killed” By Nardy Cramm, blogger and chief editor of Knipselkrant Curacao The popular politician Helmin Wiels died because he hit the world's largest secret More...

Prime Minister is convinced his government can turn economic challenges into a turning point
WILLEMSTAD - During his presentation at the Economic Recovery Program, the Prime Minister of Curaçao, Eugene Rhuggenaath indicated that the island is at a crossroads where it is confronted with a couple of challenges, More...

Concern about competition in construction and banks
WILLEMSTAD - The Fair Trade Authority Curaçao (FTAC) is concerned about competition in the financial sector and construction. This is evident from the annual agenda 2018 which was published today by the FTAC on More...

Central Bank: EU sanctions
WILLEMSTAD - On 13 November 2017 the Council of the European Union (EU) adopted restrictive measures in view of the continuing deterioration of democracy, the rule of law and human rights in Venezuela. Travel restrictions More...

World Bank Group visits Curaçao to meet with representatives of the financial sector
WILLEMSTAD - Last week a delegation of 3 representatives of the World Bank Group (WBG) visited Curacao to meet with representatives of the financial sector as part of the assessment to be done by the WBG on the More...

Day of the Supervisory Board: proud of modern Curaçao corporate law
WILLEMSTAD - On Thursday 26 November law firm VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne organized the annual Day of the Supervisory Board in Curaçao. During this meeting in the auditorium of the Central Bank of Curaçao and More...

A clarion call for collective action amongst Caribbean International Financial Services Sector
WILLEMSTAD - The future of financial institutions in the Caribbean is under serious threat if no pro-active collective action is taken now. Regulatory changes within recent times have made it increasingly difficult More...

Caribbean banking and financial services sector comes into focus in Curacao and Barbados
BRIDGETOWN, WILLEMSTAD -- Much needed focus will be brought to the Caribbean banking and financial services sector over the coming months with two important gatherings of the region’s most influential industry More...

RBC executive Rider pays special attention to local clients
Kopke new Area Vice President WILLEMSTAD - RBC head of Commercial and Capital Markets in the Caribbean, Tim Rider, recently visited Curaçao to meet key clients and government stakeholders. Rider also took the opportunity More...