~ New loans of NAf. 145M pending ~ THE HAGUE--St. Maarten has a total debt to the Netherlands of NAf. 321 million, while requests have been filed in 2014 to borrow another NAf. 145 million. The total amount for Curaçao is much higher with more than NAf. 1.7 billion, and a request to borrow NAf. 250 million this year. Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk stated this...
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