The Curaçao Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Chamber) does its utmost to assist and encourage local entrepreneurs to expand their businesses by offering their products and services to overseas markets. To expand initiatives, the Chamber collaborates with local companies to determine new markets, promoting their businesses and finding business opportunities abroad. Export Conference SummarizedOn March […]
The capital of Curaçao, the city of Willemstad, has been for centuries long a trading post and a central point in the North-South and East-West trading between continents and countries. As a colonial trade settlement it shares a common cultural history with other counterpart cities in the Caribbean region. With its natural harbour the historic […]
At the beginning of the year, in my 2014 annual speech to the business community at Brakkeput Mei-Mei, I said that for Curaçao to go to the next level we need a New Game Plan, which was the title of my speech. I also stated that it is necessary to change the way we do […]
Our island Curaçao never ceases to amaze me. Its diverse culture, ethnicities and languages provide a melting pot that is very unique. These assets provide the ingredients to bring this island to a potential that can be unstoppable when its resources are tapped correctly. This realization became more and more evident as we were interviewing […]
On 5 November 2014, the Curaçao Chamber of Commerce and the Association for Industry in Curacao (VBC), held a lecture on Corporate Social Responsibility: Sustainable Business Models in 2014. TEXT NEELAM MELWANI Mr. Willem Jonckheer, President of the Chamber of Commerce, opened the event. He spoke about Curaçao’s transition to more sustainable business models, including […]
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 […]
History is always written afterwards, hardly ever up front. Nevertheless, the signing of a first agreement between representatives of the organized business community of Curaçao with the parties and politicians that support the Curaçao government in power may be history in the making. At least, the business community sincerely hopes so, because this is an […]
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 […]
In this edition, Curaçao Business magazine would like to introduce you to Irving Janga, the man behind the curtain who has many roles at the Chamber and who is integral to maintaining an accurate, up-to-date registry for the business community. TEXT HEATHER DE PAULO A native to Curaçao, after completing his primary education, he went […]
Few organizations on Curaçao can claim a history that stretches out more than a century. The Curaçao Chamber of Commerce and Industry was founded on October 15, 1884. It may be of no surprise that the Chamber of Commerce underwent several stages in its development, thus going through many ups, and also some downs, before […]
