The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) launched its latest public engagement series styled: “ECCB Digital Dialogues” on 2 June, 2020.

The ECCB Digital Dialogues is an initiative of the Bank introduced to help transform citizen engagement and stakeholders’ relations management, built on transparency, accountability and knowledge sharing, as outlined in the ECCB Strategic Plan 2017 – 2021.

The Bank saw the need for this initiative, as an additional platform, for engaging with the people of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) as the region navigated the COVID-19 pandemic, which threatened lives and livelihoods. The ECCB Digital Dialogues served as an avenue for stimulating public discourse and building regional solidarity in response to the threats and opportunities presented by the pandemic.

Each session of the ECCB Digital Dialogues comprised a panel discussion on a topical issue and included a Question and Answer segment where viewers were invited to share their questions and comments via chat for the panelists’ response.