Dear readers, The year 2017 starts with exiting economic prospects. Damen Shipyards Group will soon take over the operations of Curaçao Drydock Company and will invest 40 Million US Dollars in the infrastructure and training facilities for personnel. Curaçao also found a strategic partner in Guangdong Zhenrong Energy, which will invest in, modernize and operate […]
As a starting entrepreneur, you may face the issue of whether to start out as a sole proprietorship or a private limited liability company, a Besloten Vennootschap (B.V.). Even if you are already operating a business, it is still wise to evaluate whether your current form of business is the right one and whether it […]
Dear readers, Happy New Year, or as we like to say in Curaçao, Bon Aña! The people of Curaçao anticipate great things for 2016. With a new Minister of Economic Development, and several new plans, like the Tourism Master Plan, in the pipeline, Curaçao will have even more to offer local business owners and foreign […]
Dear readers, The inner city of Willemstad has been on UNESCO’s World Heritage list for 20 years and has yet to be developed to its full potential, not only as a shopping and cultural center, but surely as a residential area. In terms of the shopping area, the case for expanding the tax- and duty-free […]
The Curaçao Chamber of Commerce and Industry met with executives of Copa Airlines in Curaçao at the Chamber’s offices. The topic of discussion was about the developments of COPA Airlines over the past two years operating between Panama and Curacao, as well as additional possibilities to work together to enhance the performances in the different […]
Minister Stanley Palm of Economic development and Tourism launched ‘Business Boost’, a program aimed at helping small and medium-sized enterprises in Curaçao. According to the Ministry of Economic Development (MEO) this project will assist, inform and educate 45 small businesses that are willing to contribute up to 30% of the costs for participating in this […]
From September 12th through 15th, 2013, a group of high level entrepreneurs and officials of various municipalities from Brazil visited Curaçao to attend the Latin American Marketing Personality Awards of 2013 (LAMPA 2013). Curaçao was selected by the Global Council of Sales & Marketing (GCSM) to host the presentation that was expertly organized by the […]
The Curaçao Chamber of Commerce and the Holland House in Bogotá, Colombia organized a trade mission in Colombia from May 4 to 7, where local entrepreneurs and business organizations were given the opportunity to meet with potential customers, counterparts, and exporters. TEXT FRANS HEILIGERS The main purpose of this visit was to give local businesses […]
Rinke Karman is the part of the team of economists at the Curaçao Chamber of Commerce. He studied economics in Holland at Rotterdam University. After graduating, he took his first job with the Ministry of Housing in Den Haag, where he worked for seven years as an accountant, specializing in subsidies for low-income households. Karman […]
One of the most important roles of banks in driving the economy is to intermediate between those who have financial resources and those who need financial resources. Supply and demand of financial resources compliment each other, enabling those without adequate resources to start up a company or buy a home. TEXT ELISA KOEK AND HEATHER […]
