"The Monetary Council convenes at a time when the global economy is recording its best growth in seven years with projections of 3.9 per cent for both this year and next year"

Your Excellency Dame Dr Cecile La Grenade, Governor General of Grenada

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Chairmanship of the Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) was transferred to Dr the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell, Council Member for Grenada, during the official Handing Over Ceremony on 27 July at the Crown Ball Room,…

Commencing 2018, the publication of the Economic and Financial Review (EFR) will be bi-annually instead of the previous quarterly frequency.  The first publication in this new series will cover the period January to June 2018 and the second…

ECCB Reconstitutes Eastern Caribbean Payments Council

Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis, 6 July 2018 - As part of its mandate to provide general oversight of the payment and settlements system, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has…

Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis, 6 July 2018 - The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is celebrating 42 years since the EC Dollar has been pegged to the US Dollar at a fixed rate of EC$2.70 to US$1.00.

The EC Dollar was pegged to the US Dollar on…

Bitcoin ATM Not Authorised by Regulators in ECCU

It has come to the attention of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) and the Financial Services Regulatory Commission of St Kitts and Nevis (FSRC) that a Bitcoin ATM has been installed at a…

Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis, 29 June 2018 - The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has recorded a net profit $10.8 million for the 2017-2018 financial year, up by $4.4 million from the previous year.

Governor,  Timothy N. J. Antoine attributes…

ECCB Supports Financial Innovation But Advises Citizens to be Cautious When Getting Involved with These Initiatives

The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is aware of the emergence of several initiatives which compete directly with traditional…

The Regional Debt Coordinating Committee (RDCC) has advanced its efforts to increase transparency and improve relationship among the stakeholders of the Regional Government Securities Market (RGSM).

The RDCC, which comprises the financial…

Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis - The five governments in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU), which issue Treasury bills and bonds on the Regional Government Securities Market (RGSM), raised $1.2 billion from a record 59 auctions in 2017.

 Th…

Residential building, former home of former Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Governors. The building consisting of two storeys, has a partial basement and was constructed on over one acre of land.  The property is located on Wigley Avenue in…

The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank calls for proposals to establish and operate a credit bureau for the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU).

The RFP is the initial stage of soliciting interested firms or existing credit bureaus to apply for a…