Kralendijk, The Bottom, Saba, Oranjestad, St. Eustatius – Almost half of the companies on the BES-islands have made use of the emergency measures for the economic consequences of COVID-19.

Of the companies in the Caribbean Netherlands, 45 percent on Bonaire, 55 percent on Saba and 47 percent on St. Eustatius, appealed to government support to cover wage costs and/or fixed costs. More figures can be found on the website of Statistics Netherlands.

Source: RVO

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