St. George’s, Grenada- The Grenada Co-operative League Ltd (GCLL) held its 2nd Annual Business Luncheon of the Co-operative Sector on March 6, 2024, at Belmont Estate. Over 100 delegates from credit unions, non-financial cooperatives and stakeholders gathered under the theme, “The Place and Prospects of Credit Unions in the Emerging Financial Landscape.” The event provided […]
ST. KITTS: The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank’s Digital Currency Pilot – DCash, will be sprinkling the joy of the Christmas season across the region with a heart-warming new campaign dubbed “Feel the Magic of DCash”. With a grand prize of $5,000 DCash and weekly prizes to the value of $250 DCash, DCash users can look […]
A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is currently in Grenada to conduct surveillance of the Grenadian economy, as part of its Article IV Consultation. The Article IV Consultation is regarded as the “economic health check” of a country. The previous Article IV Consultation for Grenada was concluded on May 4, 2022. The team […]
By: Lilia Burunciuc, World Bank Director for Caribbean Countries, and Timothy Antoine, Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Governor Did you know that non-communicable diseases are the main cause of premature deaths in the 30–69-year-old age group in the Eastern Caribbean? The rising prevalence of non-communicable diseases is pressuring countries and health systems in the Caribbean at […]
By: Laurel Theresa Bain The policy options for managing the economy should become common knowledge to enable public participation in the process of economic development and transformation. The main policy options for managing the economy are monetary policy, fiscal policy, and structural policy. Monetary and fiscal policies are most commonly referred to as they have […]
BASSETERRE, St Kitts and Nevis– 22 February 2023 The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is excited to announce that it has engaged The Marketing Machine, a full-service marketing consultancy firm, as the principal marketing agency for DCash, the digital version of the Eastern Caribbean (EC) Dollar. The Marketing Machine which is Antigua and Barbuda-based was […]
St. George’s Grenada – January ##, 2023: Grenada’s leading software development company, Sonover Inc., has announced a partnership with the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) to support the implementation of DCash in Grenada. Starting January 2023, Sonover will lead the local activation campaign, as well as provide training and technical support to business owners and […]
Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines (15 July 2022): On 12 October 2021, The Consortium of banks signed a definitive agreement to acquire the branches and banking operations of CIBC FirstCaribbean in Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Following regulatory applications to the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), the […]
Monday, September 20, 2021 — Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis — The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) and the Regional Security System-Asset Recovery Unit (RSS-ARU) recognised the winners of the 2021 ECCB/RSS-ARU Creative Youth Competition at a virtual ceremony on Friday, 17 September 2021. During the ceremony, the first place winner in the age 13 – 16 category, Janessa Durham of the St […]
