WILLEMSTAD - Girobank customers cannot withdraw money. The Central Bank of Curaçao and St. Maarten (CBCS) has placed the Giro under a moratorium.

This is a legal remedy that prevents creditors from collecting debt owed by the bank. The US correspondent bank of the Giro, for foreign payments, has also withdrawn.

Since 2013, the Girobank has been subject to an emergency regulation from the Central Bank.

An official statement from the bank has not yet been released, which means that more information is not available to customers.

Several customers went to a bank branch to get redress but to no avail.