“Running a sustainable company is more than just installing some solar panels and recycling…it’s what happens when the profit motive, environmental benefit, personnel and community satisfaction align. That’s the future!” Mr. John Amarica, Vice Chairman, Curacao Business Council for Sustainable Development (Bedrijvenplatform Milieu – BPM) TEXT NEELAM MELWANI What is a Sustainable Business Model?The Financial […]
On January 27, 2015, the Chamber of Commerce held its Annual Address at the World Trade Center. The annual address is an event where members of the Chamber are invited to come together to reflect on the previous year and set common goals for the future. Typically, the President of the Chamber of Commerce opens […]
Eén van de belangrijkste rollen van de banken in het aansturen van de economie is het bemiddelen tussen degenen die beschikken over financiële middelen en degenen die financiële middelen nodig hebben. Vraag en aanbod van financiële middelen vullen elkaar aan, zodat personen die onvoldoende middelen hebben, een bedrijf kunnen opstarten of een huis kunnen kopen. […]
Has this ever happened to you? You visit a shop and want to buy a certain item with cash. You look at the price tag and then gather the corresponding bills and coins while you are waiting in the queue. Once it’s your turn to pay, you hand over the cash and the cashier explains […]
The Curaçao National Ordinance on Real Estate Tax 2014 entered into force on January 1, 2014, stipulating that an annual tax is levied on the value of real estate located in Curaçao. It is very important to check the accuracy of the valuation as mentioned on the (provisional and final) assessment real estate tax. The […]
Voordat we de vraag beantwoorden waarom de export van diensten belangrijk is – zelfs van cruciaal belang – voor de economie van Curaçao, moeten we eerst bepalen wat de export van diensten allemaal inhoudt. In feite is het de handel van diensten en goederen met andere landen; elk soort van dienst of goed dat wordt […]
The Curaçao International Financial Services Association (CIFA) organized a seminar on Product Development Findings and Recommendations on September 20, 2014. This seminar was a follow up seminar from earlier in the year. Previously, Curaçao’s Minister of Finance, Jose Jardim, took the initiative and established a committee for product development in the international financial sector to […]
Even without the amenities normally provided for private aircraft, Curaçao’s Hato International Airport receives around 3,300 private jets and airplanes annually. Curaçao Airport Partners has now dedicated a special terminal designated specifically for receiving the passengers and crews of private aircraft called Jet Centre Curaçao. This terminal will be inaugurated by the end of the […]
De Curaçao export regeling die op 1 januariinging en die onderdeel uitmaakt van deCuraçaose wetgeving op de winstbelasting,vormt een belangrijke stap in het scheppenvan een concurrerende belastingwetgeving voor bedrijven die gevestigd zijnop Curaçao of die een exportbedrijf willenstarten op het eiland. De regeling kan ookvan toepassing zijn op bedrijven die op dit moment gebruik willen […]
In 2017, Curaçao will join the automatic exchange of information to prevent tax evasion and fraud. Last October, Minister of Finance, José Jardim, signed a protocol at an international forum of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Berlin, Germany. More than 50 countries gathered to learn what they can do about tax-related […]
