WILLEMSTAD - After years of close collaboration, Maduro & Curiel’s Bank (MCB) and Fundashon Bon Intenshon (FBI) - for various positive projects that are realized every year - enter into a partnership with each other.

MCB director Chicu Capriles and FBI chairman Gregory Elias have already sealed the collaboration. As part of the MCB's efforts to pay more attention to the diversity of positive developments for the island, the bank has decided this year to further expand its relationship with the foundation chaired by Gregory Elias.

This applies in particular to the concrete, recurring and always successful projects, such as this year's Curaçao International Film Festival Rotterdam (10-14 April), the Curaçao BlueSeas Festival (19 and 20 April), the Festival di Pueblo (2 July ) with a strong local character, the most legendary Curaçao North Sea Jazz Festival (27-29 August) and Kaya Kaya (August and December).

“Each of these high-class events ensure the positive reputation of Curaçao and make a valuable contribution to the economy, in particular tourism, apart from the fact that it offers the local population a unique opportunity to become acquainted of a variety of interesting and often innovative cultural expressions of international renown,” said the MCB said in a written statement.

The bank states that Fundashon Bon Intenshon has shown year in and year out that Curaçao is capable of an organization that is highly admired beyond borders. “That is why it is all the more advisable to support the foundation in order to help its continuity. Moreover, it is entirely in line with the policy principle of good corporate governance and the social responsibility of the MCB to make an important contribution to this.”

As an official partner of FBI, MCB will draw special attention to these valuable initiatives during the events. According to the MCB, customers of the bank will certainly be able to benefit from this. "The bank will also be visibly present as a partner during these events."