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 […]
By implementing fast track residency permits for high net worth individuals, Curaçao´s government ensures that the immigration process does not get in the way of investment in the island’s future. TEXT KATY BRANUM Curaçao’s history has been built on people that came to the island, saw opportunity and acted upon it. From the early Spanish, […]
Sinds de jaren ’50 van de vorige eeuw is de internationale financiële dienstensector een belangrijke economische pijler voor Curaçao. Al meer dan 70 jaar toont Curaçao zijn kracht middels zijn meertalige en hoogopgeleide arbeidspotentieel. Vandaag de dag is Curaçao een erkend, veilig en betrouwbaar internationaal financieel centrum.TEKST CURAÇAO INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION (CIFA) In zijn […]
“A long time ago we abolished the old off-shore regime and since, we have been striving to remain internationally compliant, focusing on transparency and adhering to international rules and regulations as a cooperative jurisdiction.” –Arthur Adams, Chairman of the Association of International Bankers of Curaçao and Saint Maarten TEXT NEELAM MELWANI The Beginnings of the […]
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 […]
In a joint venture by CIFC1, CIFA2 and the STEP3 branch of Curaçao, an international conference titled, “STEP Curaçao Conference,” focusing on providing solutions for HNW clients was held on March 12-13, 2015, at the Santa Barbara Resort. TEXT PRISCILLA LOTMAN The conference was especially geared towards those who have a special interest in financial […]
The first Caribbean Job Fair, opened by Minister of Social Affairs and Employment, Jeanne-Marie Francisca (PS), was held on August 2nd and 3rd at UNA, where the ministry was the main sponsor. “The focus was on finances and the economy, “ the minister said. “The population must realize the importance of making progress and being […]
Before we ask why the export of services is important, we should take a look at what the export of services encompasses. It is basically the trade of services and goods with other countries; any type of service or good that is being sold to a non-resident. Text Heather de Paulo and Dennis Dare, Curaçao […]
What’s possible in a week? If you dedicated seven days to the achievement of one goal, how ambitious could you make this goal? These were the questions that the multilingual friends Katy and Sara posed themselves when they determined to learn English in one week, to prove that it can be done and anyone can […]
