Guide to Doing Business
in Curaçao

Other (governmental) bodies (to be) involved with financial services in Curaçao

Four new governmental bodies will be involved with doing business in Curaçao (including financial services). The bodies will be (i) the Curaçao Investment & Export Development Foundation (“Cinex”) (ii) the Curaçao Development Financial Institute (“CDFI”) (iii) the Fair Trade Authority Curaçao (“FTAC”) and (iv) the Regulatory Board.

Cinex

Cinex is a foundation established in 2014 by the Ministry of Economic Development with the main purpose of effectively attracting and assisting foreign investors and entrepreneurs throughout the process of seeking and setting up business on the island. The mission of CINEX is to continuously and effectively attract foreign direct investment, as well as to promote and encourage the export of local product and services in order to boost the economic development of Curaçao. Cinex has as its aim to be acting as an investor’s first point of contact in Curaçao.

CDFI

This institution will be set up in order to bring more efficiently together the demand (development programs/projects) and offer (financial means from local and international investors and international donators) for sustainable development projects on Curaçao. The institute will be involved in (i) preparation of the projects (ii) attracting financing for the projects (iii) evaluation of pending projects (iv) supervision of projects.

FTAC 

The FTAC is the competition regulator for Curaçao and will be supervising the markets in Curaçao in order to ensure fair competition. Furthermore the FTAC will monitor due compliance with the (market regulation) laws of Curaçao (i.e. in the fields of energy, telecom health care). Although the FTAC is a separate legal entity, it receives its guidelines from the Ministry of Economic Development for its supervision and monitoring of the markets.

Regulatory Board

The Regulatory Board will be a governmental body that carries out price checks on prices and tariffs of products and services of Curaçao and will make adjustments to such prices. Furthermore, it will be the body that will regulate the prices for certain (groups) of products on Curaçao based on market analysis.