ABN AMRO is chasing away Caribbean account holders with high costs AMSTERDAM - ABN AMRO has still found a way to get rid of its account holders abroad. They are suddenly confronted with a surcharge on the usual costs. For residents of Bonaire, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Sint Eustatius and Saba, the surcharge has been 15 euros per month since 1 July. For Aruba, the surcharge remains 'limited' to 8 euros because the country falls in a lower risk category than the other islands. Earlier this year, ABN AMRO attacked its Dutch customers living abroad by announcing that they would unilaterally close their accounts. Under pressure from the Ministry of Finance, the bank - of which the Dutch state is the majority shareholder - suspended that decision.