POND ISLAND–The Dutch Government is still “not on board” with aiding the Dutch Caribbean islands, including St. Maarten with tackling the de-risking of commercial banks, said Finance Minister Richard Gibson Sr. on Wednesday.
He hopes to raise this topic with Dutch Interior Affairs and Kingdom Relations Minister Ronald Plasterk when that minister pays a working visit here in the coming weeks.
The United States (US) Government has expressed interest in working with Dutch Caribbean islands and Jamaica on tackling the de-risking of commercial banks and using the jurisdictions as examples to the world. The Netherlands, however, needs to be on board to facilitate the process.
The situation is at status quo since Gibson Sr. made the announcement of this position by the US in October 2016.
“The Netherlands has not agreed so we are stuck at the same point,” Gibson Sr. said at the Council of Ministers press briefing on Wednesday.
The Netherlands had expressed concerns about supporting its partners in the Caribbean part of the kingdom. That reluctance comes from concerns about supervision of the Central Bank of Curaçao and St. Maarten.
Bron: DailyHerald
Vreemd, eerst wil men onafhankelijk zijn met een eigen Centrale Bank en nu moet Nederland toch bijspringen. En vervolgens weer boos worden omdat Nederland zich met de interne zaken van Sint Maarten bemoeit.
Voorspelbaar en vermoeiend.
Gek he, dat Nederland niet bijspringt.