Amsterdam Bureau for Economics publishes the Caribbean Investment Climate Index 2023

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For the third year in a row, Aruba leads the Caribbean ranking with the most attractive investment climate. Of all the countries in the ranking, Aruba is recovering the strongest from the corona crisis. Because the data availability of Sint Maarten has improved, the attractiveness of the investment climate for the country can be measured for the first time this year. The high level of GDP, the resilient economy and the relatively low public debt ensure that Sint Maarten has the second most attractive investment climate in the region. Curaçao drops from 4th to 7th place in the ranking.

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