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List of Banks in the Caribbean
The Netherlands Antilles (Dutch:
Nederlandse Antillen, Papiamento: Antia Hulandes, previously known as
the Netherlands West Indies or Dutch Antilles/West Indies, consists of
two groups of islands that form part of the Lesser Antilles in the
Caribbean Sea. The islands are Curaçao and Bonaire, which are just off
the Venezuelan coast; and Sint Eustatius, Saba and Sint Maarten, which
are located southeast of the Virgin Islands. These islands form an
autonomous part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The islands' economy
depends mostly upon tourism, international financial services,
international commerce, shipping, and petroleum. List of Banks in Netherlands Antilles
Banco de Venezuela N.V.
Economy of Netherlands Antilles:
Tourism, petroleum transshipment, and offshore finance are the
mainstays of the Netherlands Antillean economy, which is
closely tied to the outside world. The islands enjoy a high per
capita income and a well-developed infrastructure as compared
with other countries in the region. Almost all consumer and
capital goods are imported, with Venezuela, the US, and Mexico
being the major suppliers. Poor soils and inadequate water
supplies hamper the development of agriculture.
GDP: purchasing power parity - $3 600 million (3,6 G$) (2007 est.) GDP - real growth rate: 4,0% (2007 est.) GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $19 000 (2007 est.) GDP - composition by
sector: Population below poverty line: NA% Household income or
consumption by percentage share: Inflation rate (consumer prices): 3,0% (2007) Labour force: 83 600 (2005) Labour force - by occupation: agriculture 1%, industry 20%, services 79% (2007 est.) Unemployment rate: 9% (2007 est.) Budget: Industries: tourism (Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and Bonaire), petroleum refining (Curaçao), petroleum transhipment facilities (Curaçao and Bonaire), light manufacturing (Curaçao) Industrial production growth rate: NA% Electricity - production: 1 005 GWh (2004) Electricity -
production by source: Electricity - consumption: 934,7 GWh (2004) Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2004) Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (2004) Agriculture - products: aloes, sorghum, peanuts, vegetables, tropical fruit Exports: $2 076 million (f.o.b., 2004) Exports - commodities: petroleum products Exports - partners: US 32%, Panama 10.1%, Guatemala 7,9%, Haiti 6,4%, The Bahamas 5,1% (2005) Imports: $4 383 billion (c.i.f., 2004) Imports - commodities: crude petroleum, food, manufactures Imports - partners: Venezuela 50% Debt - external: $2 680 million (2004) Economic aid - recipient: IMF provided $61 million in 2000, and the Netherlands continued its support with $40 million (2004) Currency: 1 Netherlands Antillean guilder, gulden, or florin (NAf.) = 100 cents Exchange rates: Netherlands Antillean guilders, gulden, or florins (NAf.) per US$1 – 1.790 (fixed rate since 1989) Fiscal year: calendar year
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