An Urgent Need to Spice Up and Spread Economic Growth? Introduction On behalf of The UWI and the UWI Five Islands campus let me take this opportunity to wish the people of Grenada, Carriacou and Petit Martinique (Grenada) best wishes on the occasion of their 50th anniversary of independence. Grenada is my favourite Caribbean island […]
Castries, Saint Lucia – Republic Bank (EC) St. Lucia has been recognized as the 2023 Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) Bank of the Year for Corporate Social Responsibility for its commitment to the wider community, underpinned by its Corporate Social Responsibility programme ‘The Power to Make a Difference’. This prestigious award presented by the ECCU was announced at a […]
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 […]
By Laurel Theresa Bain The countries of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) originally operated under the Treaty of Basseterre (1981) which established the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States [OECS] for the harmonisation of policies among the member states. The Revised Treaty of Basseterre of 2010 allowed for the establishment of the OECS Economic Union […]
Charlestown, Nevis, December 23, 2020- Three Caribbean men have created an application called EZirates to revolutionize the way banks interact with customers in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) islands. EZirates, a new financial technology platform, is a free online application that will make getting a loan hassle-free. The platform launches on March 1, 2021. […]
