The World Bank has officially opened its Sint Maarten Country Office, reinforcing the Bank’s commitment to the people of the country in its role to support the implementation of the Sint Maarten Reconstruction, Recovery, and Resilience Trust Fund. This country office is the Bank’s 144th worldwide, the 21st office in the Latin America and Caribbean Region, and fourth overall in the Caribbean.
It is unique in that this will be the first non-member county office in the Caribbean, underscoring the importance of the Bank’s work in Sint Maarten, bringing its global expertise, capacity-building support, and collaboration closer to partners and the community.
In October 2022, the World Bank became the first international organisation to sign a host country agreement with Sint Maarten. “Since establishing the Trust Fund in April 2018, the World Bank has played an important role in helping Sint Maarten’s response and resilience to natural disasters. Establishing an office on-site will allow the World Bank to readily respond to the country’s needs,” said Lilia Burunciuc, World Bank Country Director for Caribbean Countries.
