Since 2010, the deficit on the current account has been above 15% of GDP. Conventional wisdom suggests that in the case of open and small economies such as Curaçao and Sint Maarten, deficits over 4-5% of GDP are not sustainable in the long run.
The Bank has also established a Financial System Risk Evaluation Committee which is tasked with identifying indirect exposures to the central bank and the financial system, and with developing contingency measures.