As you can see, today, the debt-to-GDP ratio exceeds 50%. 12  The government of Curaçao started to borrow in 2014 for the construction of the new hospital, Hospital Nobo Otrobanda (HNO). Therefore, the government issued two bonds, totaling NAf.492.5 million. Currently, the financing of the construction of the hospital represents 17.5% of the total outstanding public debt and 8.8% of our GDP.
When I took a two-week medical leave last September, it was with full confidence that the BSP will continue even in my temporary absence, to work together to carry on with its many projects and to fully implement and sustain the Continuity plus plus strategic agenda. I believe I left the BSP in very capable hands. And so it was.