2019-2020 Annual Report and Statement of Accounts

ORGANISATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

The focus for the second edition of the competition was art. Three hundred and nineteen students from 35 schools from the eight ECCB member countries were afforded the opportunity to engage with professional artists at student information sessions hosted by the ECCB. The presenters shared a wealth of information about art in an effort to assist the students with their submissions. ECCB Connects: Who we are, What we do, How we serve you! As at 31 March, 2020 the Bank had released 155 episodes of its public education programme, ECCB Connects . Some of the topics covered during the year included: ƒ ECCB as Banker to Member Governments and Commercial Banks; ƒ Importance of Insurance; ƒ How Investors are Protected on the Eastern Caribbean Securities Market; ƒ ECCU Uniform Insurance and Pension Bill; ƒ Ease of Doing business in ECCB Member Countries; and ƒ ECCU Land Registry Project 24 th Sir Arthur Lewis Memorial Lecture The 24 th Sir Arthur Lewis Memorial Lecture, was held at the Sir Cecil Jacobs Auditorium, ECCB Headquarters, Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis on 6 November, 2019 under the theme: Confronting the Fourth Industrial Revolution . Cecil Allan St Jules, banking professional with over 20 years of experience in the banking and securities industry, delivered the lecture. He emphasised the need to take on the challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution where significant changes in business processes are unfolding at a rapid pace and the need for education, talent and creativity is ever more apparent. St Jules, a national of Saint Lucia and graduate of Howard University, has in-depth understanding of the US Bond Market and played a key role in reconciling US bond clearing and repo settlement issues post the events of 11 September 2001. Currently, he is the Managing Consultant for Aponia Data Solutions and Co-founder of Pea.Eye 7 Marketing International. Following the lecture, Deputy Governor of the ECCB, Trevor Brathwaite, presented the 11 th Annual Sir Arthur Lewis Memorial Book Award to Dean, Academic Affairs, Dominica State College, Dr Hermancia Eugene-Zamore. The Book Award is presented annually to a selected college in the respective ECCB member country, in alphabetical order. The books awarded to the college form a relevant part of the institution’s library.

Cecil Allan St Jules delivers 24 th Sir Arthur Lewis Memorial Lecture - 6 November 2019 Read Lecture

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