Luncheon lecture by Prof. dr. Age Bakker Upon request of the “Vereniging Bedrijfsleven Curaçao “, professor Age Bakker held a lecture on the economic situation of Curaçao on Friday September 5, 2014 (click here). Professor Bakker is the Chairman of the “Board financial supervision for Curaçao and Sint Maarten” (College financieel toezicht Curaçao en Sint Maarten… Continue reading GOVERNMENT FINANCE AND BEYOND, WHO CAN BRING THE ECONOMY BACK IN MOTION?
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ERIC GARCIA: CURACAO NOT READY FOR INDEPENDENCE
VBC Lunch Lecture Held Wednesday, December 14, 2011 According to Eric Garcia (CEO Girobank) “we need to be honest and acknowledge the fact that we are simply not ready for independence. Neither financially nor politically. Instead of continuously focusing on independence, our government should deal with the many macro-economic challenges our country is facing at… Continue reading ERIC GARCIA: CURACAO NOT READY FOR INDEPENDENCE
DUTCH GOVERNMENT INJECTS $13 BILLION IN ING GROUP
Restoring confidence is key Recently, the Dutch government acquired all shares in the capital of the Dutch subsidiary of Fortis, i.e. Fortis Bank Nederland, including ABN AMRO Bank. Furthermore, the Dutch government has set aside $27.5 billion of capital to protect the financial institutions of the Netherlands. Although there are many banks that have enough… Continue reading DUTCH GOVERNMENT INJECTS $13 BILLION IN ING GROUP