Central Bank of Curacao and Sint Maarten
Curacao and Sint Maarten banks hit with ‘credit freeze’ in 2012
Central bank prevented banks from extending new loans after failing to control the islands’ rapid credit growth through more conventional measures
Central Bank of Curacao and Sint Maarten could split
The two Caribbean islands are contemplating dividing their shared central bank; Saint Martin minister of finance keen to avoid new currency
Curacao and Sint Maarten governor discusses central bank co-operation
Emsley Tromp says co-ordinated action by central banks is particularly important in emerging markets; outlines four areas where closer ties would be beneficial
Curacao and Sint Maarten governor discusses benefits of more women in labour force
Greater female participation in labour market key to meeting demographic challenges of the future, says Emsley Tromp
Wellink says Basel III to be phased in gradually in bid to soothe fears
Basel Committee chairman Nout Wellink says proposals on new regulations on banking will be introduced in an orderly manner; unrepentant on costs to growth
Curaçao and Sint Maarten should dollarise – Tromp
Bank of the Netherlands Antilles’s Emsley Tromp says formal dollarisation would improve the islands’ macroeconomic stability
No need for Sint Maarten CB: Antilles's Tromp
Sint Maarten, a tiny Caribbean island, scheduled to become a country on 15 December, should not set up its own supervisory authority nor have its own monetary policy, said Emsley Tromp, the president of the Bank of the Netherlands Antilles.