Following the press release of September 6, 2019, regarding the pronunciation of the Emergency Measure of Banco del Orinoco N.V. (press release 2019-036), the Centrale Bank van CuraƧao en Sint Maarten wants to clarify the following: Several media outlets reported a decision by the shareholders to dissolve Banco del Orinoco. However, such a decision does not affect in any way the emergency measure and the implementation thereof as described in the press release of September 6, 2019.